> So, given the above, what exactly does "default auto" mean? It means whatever the Makefile maker wants it to mean, including his/her assumptions about what environment you should be installing in. The package developer has free-rein in writing the Makefile, or config.in. Maybe if (s)he uses a particular distro, with a particular package management system, there may be some particular requirements of the Makefile.
The (B)LFS developers and testers will have provided a "usable" set of options, again assuming a particular environment, i.e. LFS. Sometimes we'll even see mention of options that aren't in the configure statement. IMO, it's not/never a bad idea to do a "./configure --help|less" before trying to install a package (so much so I have a "chl" alias that does just that.) -- Paul Rogers [email protected] Rogers' Second Law: "Everything you do communicates." (I do not personally endorse any additions after this line. TANSTAAFL :-) -- http://www.fastmail.com - mmm... Fastmail... -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
