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Re: Using AC_PACKAGE_NAME in option names?
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Eric Blake |
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Re: Using AC_PACKAGE_NAME in option names? |
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Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:52:56 -0600 |
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On 04/13/2010 01:42 PM, Steffen Dettmer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> we have a generic .m4 file and it has package-specific options in such a way:
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> AC_ARG_ENABLE(AC_PACKAGE_NAME[-logging],
> [ --enable-]AC_PACKAGE_NAME[-logging[=ARG] Enable logging
> for ]AC_PACKAGE_NAME[ [ARG=yes]],
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> is this the good / right / correct way to do that or are there pitfalls?
This should work, but you may want to also use AS_HELP_STRING for better
formatting of the --help text. You may also want to use
m4_defn([AC_PACKAGE_NAME]) instead of AC_PACKAGE_NAME, in case the
package name resembles an existing macro name.
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Eric Blake address@hidden +1-801-349-2682
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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