Re: LYNX-DEV Reusability of "./configure"

[pg]

In a recent note, Benjamin C. W. Sittler said:

> Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 16:57:18 -0600 (MDT)
> [snip]
> > So, configure failed to #define DECL_SYS_ERRLIST when I provided the
> > --enable-nls-cache option unless I deleted all the cached data.  I
> > don't know whether this is a bug, or merely a feature.
> 
> This is a feature. ;)
> 
> You should always delete config.cache before re-running ./configure with
> different options or on a different system.
> 
OTOH, if I'm running on the same system with the same options, there's
no need to re-run ./configure.  I conclude the cache is harmful in the
former case, but merely useless in the latter.  :-)

-- gil