Re: Requirements: configuration test dependencies

[Akim Demaille]

>>>>> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Greg> One of the things that I find frustrating in 'autoconf' is that
Greg> dependencies between configuration tests are not explicit.

Tom> FWIW: this is one of the things that Metaconf (the package used
Tom> to build Perl-style Configure scripts) does better than autoconf.
Tom> When you write a Metaconf test, you include dependencies.
Tom> Metaconf extracts these, and builds a Makefile that is used to
Tom> build the resulting Configure script.

Alexandre> Aren't AC_REQUIRE and AC_BEFORE supposed to fulfill these
Alexandre> needs?

Yep, same here.  

Several times they have been criticized, I know Tom wants an AC_AFTER,
but currently, I don't see in what way Autoconf weaker than
Metaconfig.

        Akim