On Tue, 2002-09-24 at 13:41, Akim Demaille wrote: > | Hi, > | What is autoreconf -s meant to do? > | > | Is autoreconf's "-s" actually meant to be a switch to autoreconf's "-i" > | flag? > | > | In this case, autoreconf --help is misleading: > | > | # autoreconf --help > | Usage: /opt/gnu/bin/autoreconf [OPTION] ... [CONFIGURE-AC or DIRECTORY] > | [..] > | -i, --install copy missing auxiliary files > | -s, --symlink instead of copying, install symbolic links > | [..] > | > | It also would mean that running "autoreconf -s" (Without further > | options) is meaningless. > > You are right, thanks! What would you do? Change -s to => -i?
Easiest would be to change the usage text from -i, --install copy missing auxiliary files -s, --symlink instead of copying, install symbolic links to -i, --install copy missing auxiliary files -s, --symlink create symbolic links to missing auxiliary files > Change the doc? Patch are welcome :) (deliberately not in diff form :-P )
