Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
> > > I think that autoconf should have the guard for double inclusion.
> >
> > Autoconf does not need to provide a double-inclusion guard for
> > config.h, because those packages that need it can get it through
> > use of AH_TOP and AH_BOTTOM.
>
> That is not a reason to not include such a guard.
Additionally,
- Most often when a package has two config.h files, it needs to cumulate
their definitions.
- If Autoconf were to emit the double-inclusion guard, it would need an
extra option to designate the C identifier. Too much complexity for
something that is too much a special case.
Bruno
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