Re: Have configure complain about unknown options

On 5/9/06, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> wrote:
> Am Freitag, 5. Mai 2006 20:07 schrieb Martijn van Oosterhout:
> > 1. Provide an escape option they can add
> > 2. Package systems can usually apply patches prior to compiling, they can
> > always remove the offending line if they like.
> > 3. Try and get feedback from them now rather than wait
>
> My feedback is this: You are going to enter a world of pain.

Seems that way.  Especially if the non-PGAC options won't be
handled automatically.

Some projects have solved the problem different way - by printing
out the summary of most important options at the end of configure:

PostgreSQL version X.X.X
OpenSSL: no
Integer datatime: yes
Python: yes
Perl: yes

So at the end of configure the user can visually confirm
his expectations without needing to parse the noise
from full configure output.  Maybe this would be better
solution.

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marko