[Omake] Should we provide AC_MSG_* and other autoconf-style functions?

[Nathaniel Gray]

On Feb 14, 2007, at 3:21 PM, Aleksey Nogin wrote:

> I am thinking that we should provide more helper functions in the  
> lib/configure - perhaps making it easier for people to migrate off  
> autoconf in the same way we are trying to make it easier for people  
> to migrate off make.
>
> So I am wondering - would it be reasonable to try to provide  
> autoconf-style functions, perhaps even with autoconf-style names?
>
> My first initial small step is to introduce the AC_MSG_* functions  
> similar to autoconf's and change our own static. sections to use  
> them in a consistent manner in place of ad-hoc print/println  
> combinations.
>
> A preliminary patch is attached.
>
> What would you guys think about this?

I like the idea of more configuration functions, but I'm not so hot  
on the autoconf-style names.  Perhaps you could put them in an  
autoconf.om compatibility module?

Cheers,
-n8

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