Re: [HACKERS] Autoconf'd test for int64

On Sun, 16 Aug 1998, Thomas G. Lockhart wrote:

> > Attached is a patch that uses autoconf to determine whether there is
> > a working 64-bit-int type available.
>
> Using autoconf for things sounds great. I've been relying on scrappy for
> that stuff, and find it a mystery myself. Marc or someone, would you be
> willing to write a few sentences on how to make incremental changes to
> the Postgres autoconfig system? I'll put it into the Developer's Guide,
> and could make a stab at using it elsewhere.

    Sorry to say, but from my perspective as well its "funky
magic"...I cheat alot by looking at autoconf from other packages to try
and recreate what I want to do, as well as spend alot of time in the info
pages...

    I don't think this is something that can be easily explained in "a
few sentences" :(

Marc G. Fournier
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
primary: scrappy@hub.org           secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org