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Re: Use of config.h: summary of responses.
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Thomas Dickey |
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Re: Use of config.h: summary of responses. |
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Mon, 13 Sep 2004 07:30:47 -0400 (EDT) |
On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-09-13 at 11:40, Dale Mellor wrote:
> > For the record...
> >
> > I recieved about half a dozen responses to this and the overriding
> > message is: config.h is worse than useless for packages which install
> > libraries and public header files, so don't use it
>
> That's FUD.
>
> The essence is: Don't install config.h headers. They are not designed
> nor supposed to be installed. If you nevertheless insist on installing
> then, you are on your own.
Since the topic comes up regularly, and the knee-jerk response from
regulars on this list is always some variation on the above, it's fairly
apparent that there is no intention on their part to resolve the problem.
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Thomas E. Dickey
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- Use of config.h: summary of responses., Dale Mellor, 2004/09/13
- Re: Use of config.h: summary of responses., Ralf Corsepius, 2004/09/13
- Re: Use of config.h: summary of responses., Thomas Dickey, 2004/09/13
- Re: Use of config.h: summary of responses., Dale Mellor, 2004/09/13
- Re: Use of config.h: summary of responses.,
Thomas Dickey <=
- Re: Use of config.h: summary of responses., Daniel Reed, 2004/09/13
- Re: Use of config.h: summary of responses., Bob Friesenhahn, 2004/09/13
- Re: Use of config.h: summary of responses., Daniel Reed, 2004/09/13
- Re: Use of config.h: summary of responses., Bob Friesenhahn, 2004/09/13
- Re: Use of config.h: summary of responses., Daniel Reed, 2004/09/13
- Re: Use of config.h: summary of responses., Russ Allbery, 2004/09/13
- Re: Use of config.h: summary of responses., Andre Caldas, 2004/09/13