Re: R.I.P., Configure?

Ilya Zakharevich on Tue, 27 Nov 2001 01:22:41 -0500

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Re: R.I.P., Configure?

To: Matias Atria <atria@math.upenn.edu>
Subject: Re: R.I.P., Configure?
From: Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 01:22:41 -0500
Cc: Pari developers <pari-dev@list.cr.yp.to>
In-reply-to: <Pine.GSO.4.02.10111261848190.22711-100000@hans.math.upenn.edu>; from atria@math.upenn.edu on Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 07:11:41PM -0500
References: <20011126162509.A18365@math.ohio-state.edu> <Pine.GSO.4.02.10111261848190.22711-100000@hans.math.upenn.edu>

On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 07:11:41PM -0500, Matias Atria wrote:
> autoconf's configure scripts are just as robust as you write them. Could you
> elaborate on why you think configure scripts are so bad?

The principal beaf of people against autoconf's configure (comparing
to metadist's Configure): No way to run the questions; thus they work
*only* in the situations when *all* the interdependent parts make
flawless guesses.

Ilya

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