Re: FYI: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH

[Paul Eggert]

Alexandre Duret-Lutz <address@hidden> writes:

> I remember that using @<:@ in AS_HELP_STRING was wrong because
> that macros count the number of characters in its arguments to
> reformat the string; so @<:@ is counted as 4 characters but
> output as one.
>
> Did this ever change?

If memory serves, Noah Misch fixed that in CVS Autoconf.

> In fact I think there is no point in writing things like
> "default=disabled" or "default=enabled".  Simply showing the
> option form (--without or --with) that is not the default looks
> clear enough to me.

Yes, that makes sense to me too.