Re: [Plplot-devel] Tests of recent commits

[Joao C. <jc...@fe...>]

On Tuesday 04 February 2003 03:51, Maurice LeBrun wrote:
> Joao Cardoso writes:
>  > On Monday 03 February 2003 21:36, Rafael Laboissiere wrote:
>  > > * Rafael Laboissiere <lab...@ps...> [2003-02-03 21:35]:
>  > > > * Jo=E3o Cardoso <jc...@fe...> [2003-02-03 17:12]:
>  > > > > 2 - Also, when configure reaches libbltdl it does not uses the
>  > > > > configure cache, which can make configure faster:
>  > > >
>  > > > I will take a look at this.
>  > >
>  > > I did.  Give option --cache-file=3Dconfig.cache to ./configure.  T=
his
>  > > will be inherited by libltdl/configure, and many tests will be cac=
hed,
>  > > with improvements in speed.
>  >
>  > Thanks. Couldn't it be done by default?
>  > I use to see this feature enabled in other packages, although what
>  > autoconf info says about "`configure' uses no cache file ... to avoi=
d
>  > problems caused by accidental use of stale cache files."?
>
> I always turned off cache files by default under the old configuration
> scheme, because the risk just wasn't worth it.. i.e. I've been burned b=
y
> it.  If you reconfigure plplot using new command line flags the cache f=
ile
> MUST be invalidated or you will be burned too.  If this requirement can=
't
> be satisfied it should probably be left off.

OK,

Joao