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Re: configure: --silent should be passed to sub-configure
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: configure: --silent should be passed to sub-configure |
Date: |
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:00:21 -0700 |
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Gnus/5.1008 (Gnus v5.10.8) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) |
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.