Re: [Plplot-devel] Configuration defaults

[Rafael L. <lab...@ps...>]

* Joao Cardoso <jc...@fe...> [2003-03-02 20:01]:

> To be accurate, it is straightforward, as data structures have to be filled 
> forth and back, but I don't think that's acceptable if the user specified 
> with-float at configure time.

I understand your argument, and I would also defend it.  However, Alan
pointed me out in a private discussion that there may be cases where users
do not care about efficiency or memory occupation, but would like to
configure --without-double, because they need to use some legacy code.

> > Another possibility would be to make a pool at our website.
> 
> That approach relies on a positive action, deliberately filling a form, and
> as such it would undersample our users universe; on the contrary, asking at
> the end of configure "send ... yes/no?" only requires a keypress.

To be frank, I would be pissed off if some project I configure & make asked
me such questions.  People are not used to that and I think that PLplot
should not make an exception.  Besides that, the configure script must be
non-interactive, at any case.

What about including a command in the distribution (like a shell script,
with text AC_SUBSTituted by configure and which email the informations to
us) and we ask our users in the mailing lists to run it?  Okay, it relies
also on positive action, but is less hassle than filling forms in a web
site.

-- 
Rafael