Hi, Kevin Ryde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ludovic Courtès) writes: >> >> Often, `configure' scripts provide a `--with-PACKAGE-prefix' option (or >> `--with-PACKAGE-includes', or `--with-PACKAGE-libs') so that one can >> specify where to look fo a particular package. > > Though that's contrary to the gnu standards. Getting a path from > somewhere is fine, even good, but --with is not the place for it. Interesting, I'd have thought this was the "Right Way". ;-) From a user viewpoint, I find it very convenient, and sometimes even indispensable (e.g., when one has several versions of a tool available and wants to build against a specific version). Thanks, Ludovic. _______________________________________________ Bug-guile mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-guile
