[article] trimming down autoconf's configure scripts by using pkg-config

[Rogelio Serrano]

On 3/22/06, Enrico 'nekrad' Weigelt <weigelt at metux.de> wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
>
> here's a little article I wrote about an approach for encapsulating
> platform dependent stdc-lib fixes (ie. some platforms have broken
> string handling, etc) behind pkg-config.
>
> It is mostly directed on autoconf (It is the one I have most of my
> daily trouble with), but of course the approach works with other
> buildsystems, even plain make, too.
>
>
> The permanent URL of the article:
>
> * http://www.metux.de/articles/coding/trimming-down-autoconf-with-pkg-config
>
> I'm also currently working on concrete wrapper packages:
>
> * http://wiki.metux.de/public/OSS_QM_Taskforce/projects/stdc-pkgconfig
>
>
> Comments and suggestions please to the Maillist:
>
>  oss-qm-discuss at metux.de
>
>
> Thanks.
>
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I think its better to improve on autoconf. Like splitting the config.h
file into smaller pieces. And then just probing for a particular
feature without any reference to machine-arch-platform at all. And
then just use some kind of language more protable than shell script.

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