Re: specifying multiple with arguments

[Braden McDaniel]

Patrick West wrote:
> I am interested in doing something like this:
>
> ./configure --with-package=package1 --with-package=package2
>
> But I am not sure how to do this. I try to use AC_ARG_WITH, but that 
> only takes package2 and ignores package1.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

A single switch (in your example "--with-package") can only take one 
value. The last one you provide wins.

While you can use any value you want as the argument to a --with-* 
option, anything other than "yes" or "no" usually complicates the UI and 
should generally be avoided unless it is a clear simplification (IMO).

So why not:

  ./configure --with-package1 --with-package2

Braden