Re: How to install "config.h"

[Simon Richter]

On 27 Oct 2000, Mark Galassi wrote:

[Installing config.h]

> But be careful: if any of the C code in the package itself includes
> <your-package-name/config.h> you might be in for a nasty surprise: if
> a version is already installed and a user is compiling a new version
> from source, that user will pick up the installed .h files which will

Even more evil: These files will contain definitions for PACKAGE and
VERSION.

   Simon

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