Re: AC_CONFIG_HEADERS vs. AC_CONFIG_FILES

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> On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 00:15 +0000, Harlan Stenn wrote:
> > The problem with doing these things in configure is that one must rerun
> > configure to regenerate the file.
> > 
> > Sometimes it is better do produce these things in config.status.
> 
> There is no need to do so, in this case, because the file is being
> generated when running configure.

For certain definitions of "need", I agree with you.

> "config.status --recheck", runs configure, so changes to configure.ac
> automatically get propagated to the generated file.

For packages that are "big enough" (ie, that have a large/slow run of
"configure"), this is an unnacceptable solution.

H


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