On Fri, Jan 03, 2014 at 10:22:27PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > Package: autoconf > Version: 2.69-2 > Severity: minor > > A developer may want to test his software with > -Werror=old-style-definition (in particular because such definitions > could be a real bug in the software). But configure fails because > autoconf generates such a function definition. For instance:
In my opinion, it's a mistake to run "configure" tests with -Werror. I suggest adding such flags after configure tests have been run, as with the --enable-Werror configure flag supported by Open vSwitch: dnl OVS_ENABLE_WERROR AC_DEFUN([OVS_ENABLE_WERROR], [AC_ARG_ENABLE( [Werror], [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-Werror], [Add -Werror to CFLAGS])], [], [enable_Werror=no]) AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS_PRE( [if test "X$enable_Werror" = Xyes; then CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror" fi])]) I guess that -Werror=old-style-definition is somewhat more restricted, but a similar solution can be used. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org