> I suggest we can the syntax for 2) and consistently use --known- > mpi-shared --known-sizeofint=8 etc everywhere in help and BuildSystem. > It makes things much clearer and can prevent loads of confusion. > > This is likely not compatible with how autoconf does things. Do > they have a similar split and different names? Is there anything we > can copy from their approach? Do we care?
Would you not consider using a perfectly decent autoconf-like construct such as, in the MPI case, --with-known-mpi-shared given that it is with the knowledge of the shared MPI that you are building ? -- Kevin M. Buckley Room: CO327 School of Engineering and Phone: +64 4 463 5971 Computer Science Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand
