Re: Fwd: Automagic dependency on selinux

[Johan Hattne]

On 08/18/10 17:45, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 08/17/10 19:11, Johan Hattne wrote:
> > The attached patch is only meant to illustrate the sort of solution I
> > had in mind in the special case of findutils-4.4.8, namely some sort
> > --enable/disable-selinux option to the configure script.
>
> The general idea seems sound, but it sounds like it should be a -- 
> with option,
> not an --enable option, as per the GNU coding standards
> <http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Configuration.html>.

I think you're right--I usually get them wrong.

Also, note that I haven't properly understood the build system (what
goes on in m4/include_next.m4, for instance).  What I'd like in the end
is some sort of mechanism to control the dependence on selinux.

// Best wishes; Johan