Re: Make AX_DEFINE_DIR obsolete?

[Eric Blake]

On 09/16/2011 03:28 PM, Reuben Thomas wrote:
> On 16 September 2011 22:27, Eric Blake<address@hidden>  wrote:
> > I'd keep this as:
> >
> > @item
> > Use @code{AC_DEFINE} but have @command{configure} compute the literal
> > value of @code{datadir} and others.
> >
> > This solution does not conform to the GNU Coding Standards.
> >
> > that is, just remove the mention of the obsolete archive macro.
>
> Why document a solution that is non-GCS compliant when there are
> GCS-compliant solutions?

For teaching purposes.  Look at the context - this is part of a larger 
list of @items, each giving pros and cons about potential solutions, 
before settling on WHY we picked the last bullet as our preferred solution.

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