Re: CFO: Why ./configure?

From: Erik Max Francis (max_at_alcyone.com)
Date: 09/10/03

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    VBDis wrote:

    > Isn't it possible to write a shell script, that translates the given
    > switches
    > before passing the results to the platform specific tools?

    Of course. And that is in effect what autoconf does, although it does
    considerably more.

    > My intention really is to learn more about configure and that stuff.
    > But since
    > it's quite a complex matter, I tend to mix up the various aspects and
    > confuse
    > the discussion. Sorry :-(
    >
    > Let me try to specify the most important aspects: ...

    Why don't you just read the manual for GNU autoconf? 

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