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| -rwxr-xr-x | configure | 16 |
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@@ -8469,11 +8469,17 @@ fi cat <<EOF - -Check $TMPLOG if you wonder why an autodetection failed (check whether -the development headers/packages are installed). -Do not report compilation errors if you used any of the --enable-* options -(except --enable-gui and maybe --enable-debug). +Check $TMPLOG if you wonder why an autodetection failed (make sure +development headers/packages are installed). + +NOTE: The --enable-* parameters unconditionally force options on, completely +skipping autodetection. This behavior is unlike what you may be used to from +autoconf-based configure scripts that can decide to override you. This greater +level of control comes at a price. You may have to provide the correct compiler +and linker flags yourself. +If you used one of these options (except --enable-gui and similar ones that +turn on internal features) and experience a compilation or linking failure, +make sure you have passed the necessary compiler/linker flags to configure. If you suspect a bug, please read DOCS/HTML/$_doc_lang/bugreports.html. |