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Re: Missing test for optional libraries?
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Dan Kegel |
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Re: Missing test for optional libraries? |
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Wed, 06 Mar 2002 12:24:34 -0800 |
Lars Clausen wrote:
> >> Earlier we used hand-built macros to check for Freetype, but since
> >> we have to check the version, we now use the AC_CHECK_FT2 macro.
> >
> > AC_CHECK_FT2 is not part of Autoconf, so possibly this is a problem
> > with your definition of this macro, not with Autoconf itself.
>
> I know it isn't, the problem is when freetype isn't installed, I still need
> to be able to run the configure script.
You should be able to run it just fine. AC_CHECK_FT2 should
be expanded when you run 'autoconf'. It's only at autoconf
time that AC_CHECK_FT2's definition needs to be around,
and your users should never need to run autoconf.
Or so it seems to me. I'm kind of new at this.
- Dan