configure suggestions

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• Previous message: Michal Vitecek "pb3/04"

hello,

 i think that the way configure is done now is not very standard one. how
about simple options (on the command line) like those (an example):
  --prefix=<dir>     - prefix for other dirs; 
			<dir>/share/afterstep
			<dir>/X11R6/bin    (if prefix==/usr)
  			  <dir>/bin	   (otherwise (/usr/local etc.))
			<dir>/man/man1
  --local-prefix=<dir>  - prefix for local configurations
			<dir>		(normally dir is ~/G/L/A)

 and other options like:
  --disable-new-look
  --enable-virtual-desktop

	etc.

 i think this would be easier to create RPMs with and write a shell script
as a front-end wouldn't be difficult to write. basically i suggest
configure was non-interactive.

 what do u think about it?

			fuf	(fuf@nightmare.sh.cvut.cz)

p.s: also, i don't know how configure solves situation when one of the
*needed* libs is not found. does it stop?

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