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Re: LYNX-DEV Reusability of "./configure"
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Benjamin C. W. Sittler |
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Re: LYNX-DEV Reusability of "./configure" |
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Mon, 6 Apr 1998 20:24:07 -0600 (MDT) |
On Mon, 6 Apr 1998 address@hidden wrote:
> In a recent note, Benjamin C. W. Sittler said:
[snip]
> > You should always delete config.cache before re-running ./configure with
> > different options or on a different system.
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> OTOH, if I'm running on the same system with the same options, there's
> no need to re-run ./configure. I conclude the cache is harmful in the
> former case, but merely useless in the latter. :-)
In the latter case it actually speeds up the configuration, since
configure will use the cached values instead of re-compiling the
feature-test programs.