Re: autoreconf -s

[Tim Van Holder]

On Tue, 2002-09-24 at 13:41, Akim Demaille wrote:
> | Hi,
> | What is autoreconf -s meant to do?
> | 
> | Is autoreconf's "-s" actually meant to be a switch to autoreconf's "-i"
> | flag? 
> | 
> | In this case, autoreconf --help is misleading:
> | 
> | # autoreconf --help
> | Usage: /opt/gnu/bin/autoreconf [OPTION] ... [CONFIGURE-AC or DIRECTORY]
> | [..]
> |   -i, --install   copy missing auxiliary files
> |   -s, --symlink   instead of copying, install symbolic links
> | [..]
> | 
> | It also would mean that running "autoreconf -s" (Without further
> | options) is meaningless.
> 
> You are right, thanks!  What would you do?  Change -s to => -i?

Easiest would be to change the usage text from

  -i, --install   copy missing auxiliary files
  -s, --symlink   instead of copying, install symbolic links

to

  -i, --install   copy missing auxiliary files
  -s, --symlink   create symbolic links to missing auxiliary files

> Change the doc?  Patch are welcome :)

(deliberately not in diff form :-P )