On Mon, Feb 14, 2005 at 10:06:21PM +0100, olafBuddenhagen@xxxxxx wrote: > I'd like to know whether the following scenario is possible with > Autoconf: > > Somewhere early during ./configure, the host type is checked. If it is > GNU (Hurd), an ordinary build is prepared. (Checking libs, using > automake-generated makefile etc.) However, if it's Linux, the behaviour > changes completely: All the ordinary checks are skipped; instead of an > automake-generated makefile, a simple, hand-written makefile is used, > with only a couple of configuration variables substituted. Autoconf does not preclude building a `configure' that behaves as you describe, but it is an awkward fit. _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf