[Python-Dev] Any NeXT users out there? (original) (raw)

Jack Jansen jack@oratrix.nl
Mon, 13 Aug 2001 14:42:30 +0200

On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 11:52:50AM +0200, Jack Jansen wrote:

> > Do you really need to call the option --with-next-framework? First, I > > think it should be an --enable option, since you are not offering to > > use or not to use some external tool or library. > I'm unsure, I've never fully understood the intention behind --with and > --enable. For instance, why is it "--enable-unicode" and "--with-threads"? Like Martin explained earlier, '--with' is for options that require or might require an external package or library, and '--enable' is for enabling a feature wholy contained in The Software. So you have --enable-unicode(=type) and --with-threads(=externalthreadspackage).

Ah, thanks, that means that it should with "--with-framework", because there's external stuff involved.

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