Use special AS_HELP_STRING() macro to correctly format configure --help output. Before the change: """ Optional Packages: --with-PACKAGE[=ARG] use PACKAGE [ARG=yes] --without-PACKAGE do not use PACKAGE (same as --with-PACKAGE=no) --with-linux-headers Location of the linux headers to use """ After the change: """ Optional Packages: --with-PACKAGE[=ARG] use PACKAGE [ARG=yes] --without-PACKAGE do not use PACKAGE (same as --with-PACKAGE=no) --with-linux-headers location of the linux headers to use """ Signed-off-by: Andrey Mazo <mazo@xxxxxxxx> --- configure.ac | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index 096f017..6b24e9e 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script. AC_INIT([bridge-utils],[1.5]) AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(libbridge/config.h) -AC_ARG_WITH( linux-headers, [ --with-linux-headers Location of the linux headers to use], - KERNEL_HEADERS=$withval, KERNEL_HEADERS="/usr/src/linux/include") +AC_ARG_WITH([linux-headers], + [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-linux-headers], [location of the linux headers to use])], + [KERNEL_HEADERS=$withval], + [KERNEL_HEADERS="/usr/src/linux/include"] +) dnl Checks for programs. AC_PROG_CC -- 1.8.4.5
