Re: ./configure -> configure.php

Dave Barr wrote:

Hi Is there a reason that we rely on tools such as autoconf? Reducing the reliance on external tools would help the barrier of entry for newcomers to PHPDoc. configure is basically a shell script, and as we all know, PHP does a great job as a shell script replacement. :)

given that the only autoconf macro used (besides option parsing, log output and variable setting) is AC_PATH_PROG this seems to make sense while we are on it there is another point that has bothered me for ages, but never enough to actually do something about it: IMHO all the entity generating magic should be part of the "make" step and not be done by "configure". There should only be a need to run "configure" if one really wants to change the build configuration, e.g. the language. Right now re-running configure is also needed whenever the document structure changes (e.g. when function files are added) which doesn't look right to me ... -- Hartmut Holzgraefe, Senior Support Engineer . MySQL AB, www.mysql.com