[MPlayer-dev-eng] configure --force-option (was --enable-gif)

[Torinthiel]

On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 07:47:17AM -0400, The Wanderer wrote:
> 
> (All of this is merely my own opinion.)
> 
> Torinthiel wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 12:44:14AM -0400, Adrian wrote:
> >
> >>>'yes' - force building this, set when you pass --force-* 
> >>>'auto-yes' - autodetect, but fail ./configure if autodetecttion
> >>>             fails. set with sth like --enable-*, but I think it
> >>>              should get other name
> >>
> >>What is the difference between these two?
> >
> >auto-yes runs autodetection, and notifies if it has failed. So it's
> >new behaviour, not comparable to anything we know ;)
> 
> How is this new behaviour? How does it differ from no-argument-provided
> autodetection, as that takes place now?

That it makes more verbose any autodetection failures.
Two options have been suggested, either ./configure fails when something
with auto-yes is not detected, or add a new field containing not
autodetected modules that had auto-yes to the summary printed at end of
./configure's work.

> IOW: If some form of this version of the proposal gets adopted, 'yes'
> would be set by passing --enable-*, not by --force-* or anything of that
> sort. What to use to set 'auto-yes' remains open for discussion.

How about --enable stays --enable, and auto-yes is set by --request.
BTW This whole will require a MAJOR change in --help message. Probably
a change of structure, not just adding some text.
Torinthiel

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