Re: [Mingw-cross-env-list] gnutls doesn't build

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> What about enforcing `make build-requirements' all the time to
>> avoid such nasty glitches?
> 
> `make build-requirements` is a works-for-me convenience at the
> moment and will unlikely ever be part of the default build. We don’t
> want to enforce these builds if they’re not necessary (and version
> detection is it’s own can of worms).

Hmm.  Enforcing the same version of autotools on all platforms
definitely has some benefits IMHO.

> How about an option in settings.mk to trigger the build for people
> who find it necessary/useful?

If it gets documented, why not...


    Werner