From 61790c98e8ade47e4b6e5362a3d1dde94afe10fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefano Pigozzi Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 09:55:01 +0200 Subject: README: add clarification about --enable --- README.md | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 164864a331..bfbc8933ab 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -47,18 +47,22 @@ If you are running Mac OSX and using homebrew we provide [homebrew-mpv][homebrew to date formula that compiles mpv with sensible dependencies and defaults for OSX. -configure --enable-* parameters -------------------------------- +### configure `--enable-*` parameters -The --enable-* parameters unconditionally force options on, completely +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 and experience a compilation or linking failure, make sure you have passed the necessary compiler/linker flags to configure. +mpv's configure script is greedy and automatically enables features as a result +of autodetection. The cases where you may want to use `--enable-*` are very +limited. + Bug reports ----------- -- cgit v1.2.3