Bruce Korb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Ben Pfaff wrote: > > > In my experience, a cryptic configuration file is almost always > > an improvement over a configure switch. > > You're at Stanford. You must be a student.
You got a problem with that? I have a degree in electrical engineering and I'm studying toward a Ph.D. in computer science. I've been programming for 16 years. I think I know a little about how computers should work. > Hand editing configure or config.status are completely > insufferable as alternatives. I am bold enough to say > that if you don't think so, then you are wrong. We seem to be in violent agreement. I am saying that I prefer my programs to be configurable at runtime rather than at installation time. Hence, a configuration file instead of a configure switch. -- "While the Melissa license is a bit unclear, Melissa aggressively encourages free distribution of its source code." --Kevin Dalley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
