Re: config.status --config

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Eric Blake wrote on Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 02:01:31PM CEST:
> According to Paolo Bonzini on 9/10/2009 1:12 AM:
> > 
> >> address@hidden --config
> >> +Print the configuration settings
> > 
> > Print the arguments that were passed to @command{configure}.

I've had a similar line in an early version of the patch.  However, it's
not *quite* correct, technically.  We drop a few options when setting up
$ac_configure_args (--no-create, --no-recursion, --silent, some duplicate
arguments), and we add precious variables that came in from the
environment.  A configure script invoked by a higher-level one through
recursion may be passed --srcdir and mangled --cache-file arguments.
Also, we don't guard against the configure.ac author mangling
$ac_configure_args.

So, the above formulation seemed more cautious to me.  But hey, if you
think being explicit here is better, that's ok with me, too.

> > Otherwise looks great, thanks!
> 
> Agreed.  And long overdue - commit when ready.

Thanks for the reviews!  Will apply after feedback to above.

Cheers,
Ralf