# HG changeset patch # User Markus Mützel # Date 1599573888 -7200 # Node ID 1b16d40c6611da074f0298646dfc43e1a8627215 # Parent f55351ed06fed44e5847888db2a7c07131fb7e49 * configure.ac: Slightly improve help strings for configure switches. diff -r f55351ed06fe -r 1b16d40c6611 configure.ac --- a/configure.ac Mon Sep 07 13:05:49 2020 -0400 +++ b/configure.ac Tue Sep 08 16:04:48 2020 +0200 @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([windows-64], [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-windows-64], - [don't build a Windows 64 cross compiler])], + [build Windows 32bit binaries (default: enable, i.e. 64bit binaries)])], [case $enableval in no) ENABLE_WINDOWS_64=no ;; yes) ENABLE_WINDOWS_64=yes ;; @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([fortran-int64], [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-fortran-int64], - [use 64-bit integers for fortran (and other) numerical library code])], + [use 64-bit integers for fortran (and other) numerical library code (default: disable)])], [case $enableval in no) ENABLE_FORTRAN_INT64=no ;; yes) ENABLE_FORTRAN_INT64=yes ;; @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ AC_SUBST(ENABLE_WINDOWS_64) AC_ARG_ENABLE([shared], - [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-shared], [Disable shared libraries])], + [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-shared], [Disable shared libraries (default: enable)])], [case "$enableval" in no) BUILD_SHARED=no ;; yes) BUILD_SHARED=yes ;; @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ AC_SUBST(BUILD_SHARED) AC_ARG_ENABLE([static], - [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-static], [Enable static libraries])], + [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-static], [Enable static libraries (default: disable)])], [case "$enableval" in no) BUILD_STATIC=no ;; yes) BUILD_STATIC=yes ;; @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ AC_SUBST(BUILD_STATIC) AC_ARG_ENABLE([jit], - [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-jit], [Enable Octave JIT compiler])], + [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-jit], [Enable Octave JIT compiler (default: disable)])], [case "$enableval" in no) ENABLE_JIT=no ;; yes) ENABLE_JIT=yes ;; @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ AC_SUBST(ENABLE_JIT) AC_ARG_ENABLE([java], - [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-java], [Disable Java/Octave interface])], + [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-java], [Disable Java/Octave interface (default: enable)])], [case "$enableval" in no) ENABLE_JAVA=no ;; yes) ENABLE_JAVA=yes ;; @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ AC_SUBST(ENABLE_JAVA) AC_ARG_ENABLE([[docs]], - [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-docs], [Disable building Octave documentation])], + [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-docs], [Disable building Octave documentation (default: enable)])], [case "$enableval" in no) ENABLE_DOCS=no ;; yes) ENABLE_DOCS=yes ;; @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([[native-build]], [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-native-build], - [Enable native build (default is cross compile)])], + [Enable native build (default is cross compile for mingw)])], [case "$enableval" in no) MXE_NATIVE_BUILD=no ;; yes) MXE_NATIVE_BUILD=yes ;; @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([system-fontconfig], [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-system-fontconfig], - [Use fontconfig already installed on system])], + [Use fontconfig already installed on system (default: disable, i.e. build package)])], [case "$enableval" in no) USE_SYSTEM_FONTCONFIG=no ;; yes) USE_SYSTEM_FONTCONFIG=yes ;; @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([system-opengl], [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-system-opengl], - [Use OpenGL libraries already installed on system])], + [Use OpenGL libraries already installed on system (default: disable, i.e. build package)])], [case "$enableval" in no) USE_SYSTEM_OPENGL=no ;; yes) USE_SYSTEM_OPENGL=yes ;; @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([system-x11-libs], [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-system-x11-libs], - [Use X11 libraries already installed on system])], + [Use X11 libraries already installed on system (default: disable, i.e. build package)])], [case "$enableval" in no) USE_SYSTEM_X11_LIBS=no ;; yes) USE_SYSTEM_X11_LIBS=yes ;; @@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([system-gcc], [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-system-gcc], - [Use GCC already installed on system])], + [Use GCC already installed on system (default: disable, i.e. build package)])], [case "$enableval" in no) USE_SYSTEM_GCC=no ;; yes) USE_SYSTEM_GCC=yes ;; @@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([lib64-directory], [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-lib64-directory], - [Search lib64 directory for libraries])], + [Search lib64 directory for libraries (default: disable)])], [case "$enableval" in no) ENABLE_LIB64_DIRECTORY=no ;; yes) ENABLE_LIB64_DIRECTORY=yes ;; @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ AC_SUBST(ENABLE_LIB64_DIRECTORY) AC_ARG_ENABLE([pic-flag], - [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-pic-flag], [Compile with PIC flag])], + [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-pic-flag], [Compile with PIC flag (default: disable)])], [case "$enableval" in no) USE_PIC_FLAG=no ;; yes) USE_PIC_FLAG=yes ;; @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ AC_SUBST(USE_PIC_FLAG) AC_ARG_ENABLE([strip-dist-files], - [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-strip-dist-files], [Don't strip distributed files])], + [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-strip-dist-files], [Don't strip distributed files (default: enable)])], [case "$enableval" in no) STRIP_DIST_FILES=no ;; yes) STRIP_DIST_FILES=yes ;; @@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([openblas], [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-openblas], - [Disable use of OpenBLAS in Octave])], + [Disable use of OpenBLAS in Octave (default: enable, i.e. build and use package)])], [case "$enableval" in no) ENABLE_OPENBLAS=no ;; yes) ENABLE_OPENBLAS=yes ;; @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([qhull-no-strict-aliasing-flag], [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-qhull-no-strict-aliasing-flag], - [Compile Qhull with -fno-strict-aliasing flag])], + [Compile Qhull with -fno-strict-aliasing flag (default: disable)])], [case "$enableval" in no) ENABLE_QHULL_NO_STRICT_ALIASING_FLAG=no ;; yes) ENABLE_QHULL_NO_STRICT_ALIASING_FLAG=yes ;; @@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([octave], [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-octave=stable], - [Enable a specific build of Octave (release, stable, default)])], + [Enable a specific build of Octave (release, stable, default) (default: "release")])], [case $enableval in release) ENABLE_OCTAVE="release-" ;; stable) ENABLE_OCTAVE="stable-" ;; @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([binary-packages], [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-binary-packages], - [Enable creating binary Octave Forge packages])], + [Enable building binary Octave Forge packages (default: disable)])], [case "$enableval" in no) ENABLE_BINARY_PACKAGES=no ;; yes) ENABLE_BINARY_PACKAGES=yes ;; @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([devel-tools], [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-devel-tools], - [Enable creating developer tools such as gdb])], + [Enable building developer tools such as gdb (default: disable)])], [case "$enableval" in no) ENABLE_DEVEL_TOOLS=no ;; yes) ENABLE_DEVEL_TOOLS=yes ;; @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([qt5], [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-qt5], - [Build GNU Octave using Qt 4 instead of the default Qt 5])], + [Build GNU Octave using Qt 4 instead of the default Qt 5 (default: enable, i.e. use Qt5)])], [case "$enableval" in no) ENABLE_QT5=no ;; yes) ENABLE_QT5=yes ;; @@ -346,10 +346,10 @@ esac], [ENABLE_QT5=yes]) AC_SUBST(ENABLE_QT5) -# install dependancy package docs (or not to save space) +# install documentation of build dependency packages (or not to save space) AC_ARG_ENABLE([dep-docs], - [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-dep-docs], - [Enable install of dependancy package dos])], + [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-dep-docs], + [Enable installation of documentation for dependency packages (default: disable)])], [case "$enableval" in no) ENABLE_DEP_DOCS=no ;; yes) ENABLE_DEP_DOCS=yes ;;