[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] run configure from make if changed

[D Richard Felker III]

On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 04:57:45PM +0100, Carl Fûrstenberg wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 23:07:45 -0600, Joey Parrish <joey at nicewarrior.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 10:33:26PM -0500, D Richard Felker III wrote:
> > > On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 07:49:47PM +0100, Carl Fûrstenberg wrote:
> > > > instead och saying that you have to run configure again, it runs
> > > > configure with the arguments given at last configure. Perhaps you have
> > > > a better way to do it, but I havn't found it yet.
> > >
> > > no, this is very bad.
> > 
> > I'm in favor of the first part.  I've often wanted the configure command
> > line arguments to be saved somewhere for me.  And I agree with you that
> > Makefile should not run configure again.
> > 
> > --Joey
> > 
> 
> Ok, perhaps a compromize?
> 
> Felker: can you elaborate why it's very bad?

yes, usually it's not necessary.

> how often when make says
> you must run configure again you do not that?

all the time. i only run configure a few times a year. :)

rich