Re: PATCH: NSPathUtilities etc

[Richard Frith-Macdonald]

On 11 Mar 2004, at 01:06, Sheldon Gill wrote:
> I don't like having to use configure everything I want to change some
> behaviour option or default location for something _within_ the 
> library.
>
> For example, my patch makes PLATFORM_SUPPORT an optional thing. Should 
> you
> have to re-run configure to turn it on/off?

Why not?  Re-running configure is usually quite quick/easy as it 
generally
has cached information about the last run.

Having all the options in configure keeps them in one place and is 
therefore
easier to maintain than having stuff scattered in various files (and 
easier for
users to find things).

Actually, as a general thing, I'd like to decrease the number of 
configurable
options and automate everything as much as possible ... ease of use for
newcomers is an important consideration which tends to get overlooked
by experienced developers (myself included).