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Re: autoconf 2.5 (Re: PATCH: terminfo horor)

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From: Oliver Kiddle <okiddle@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: autoconf 2.5 (Re: PATCH: terminfo horor)
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 17:11:48 +0100
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Andrey wrote:
> 
> right; but to do it we need make configure puts into config.status (or as
> init part of running config.modules.sh) information that modules may need to
> make decision. Using cache variables was big mistake to start with :(

Why do the decisions modules make need to be re-made when config.status
runs? Can't we just evaluate decisions once, in configure, and store the
answers in config.status?

Oliver

References:
- RE: autoconf 2.5 (Re: PATCH: terminfo horor)
  - From: Borzenkov Andrey

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