[VDPAU] [PATCH 3/4] configure.ac: remove AM_MAINTAINER_MODE

[Emil Velikov]

On 25 March 2015 at 07:52, Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi at remlab.net> wrote:
> Le 2015-03-19 02:50, Emil Velikov a écrit :
>>
>> Using this macro can lead to various security issues, as pointed out in
>> the automake manual. Follow the example set by most X components and
>> remove it from the build.
>
>
> I too hate it when maintainer mode is disabled by default. But how about
> leaving the option to disable it for those who actually hypothetical need it
> disabled?
>
> AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
>
The idea here is to avoid potential misuse. For people that know what
it does, it will be trivial to add that one line back. For everyone
else, it removes the magazine from the machine gun :-)

-Emil