Re: GNU and Configure

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From: Paul Eggert
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1991 18:02

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jtc@motcad.portal.com (J.T. Conklin) writes:

>Configure does a terrible job --- it makes little or no allowances for
>cross compilation, hybrid environments, or alternate compilers.

Configure makes the job much easier for naive or busy installers, and
for those (like me) who want the same source on all hosts.  It's less
good for those (like Conklin) who are experts with unusual
configurations and don't mind different copies of the source for
different hosts.  A good compromise is for Configure to output just one
file, which an expert can then munge as needed before continuing
installation.

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