Re: autoconf && hardware

[Dan Kegel]

Warren Young wrote:
> Dirk wrote:
>
> > how can i make autoconf probe for a parallel port?
>
>
> Any particular OS, or "all of them"?  :)
>
> On a Linux box, I'd probably dig around in /proc to find a way to list 
> parallel ports and then write the shell code necessary to make sure the 
> /proc entry exists and contains the expected info.

You might consider checking for that kind of thing at runtime instead.

I used to check for /dev/poll at configure time, but
(especially when cross-compiling!) that got me in trouble.
I now check at runtime and am much happier.
- Dan