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Re: configure: --silent should be passed to sub-configure


From: Paul Eggert
Subject: Re: configure: --silent should be passed to sub-configure
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:00:21 -0700
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Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden> writes:

> this change:
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf-patches/2002-11/msg00011.html
> contains a rationale why --silent should not be kept by a
>   ./config.status --recheck
>
> but interestingly, our documentation implies otherwise in an example.
> The patch below updates the example to what happens currently.  Do you 
> agree that this is appropriate?

Yes, though I haven't thought it through that carefully to be honest.

> Maybe Automake should allow to pass
> $(CONFIG_STATUS_FLAGS) (or a similarly named variable) to allow the
> user to pass `--silent' to the recheck?

Could be.  Would anyone use that feature?

> OK to commit?

Yes, and thanks again.




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