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Hermes SMTP Server) with ESMTPA ID 91cd653e872765b71dab0fda583f0131; Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:31:09 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <549CA1B8-92E9-426C-9F5F-A4B895718B96@gmail.com> (Jacob Faibussowitsch's message of "Wed, 2 Aug 2023 08:16:19 -0400") X-Mailer: WebService/1.1.21685 mail.backend.jedi.jws.acl:role.jedi.acl.token.atz.jws.hermes.yahoo X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:266507 Archived-At: Jacob Faibussowitsch writes: > Hello, > > TL;DR: What packages does configure enable by default, i.e. do not > require a --with-PACKAGE flag to explicitly enable? Moreover, what are > the best practices for configuring emacs that don=E2=80=99t require min-m= axing > your configuration options every time. > > =E2=80=94=E2=80=94 > > I like to configure my emacs install to be as (reasonably) fully > featured as possible, so I peruse the ./configure --help options from > time to time to see if any new packages are available. If I notice a > package I don=E2=80=99t have in my list of --with-package I add it, and > reconfigure. > > But my configure command is now pretty long, and it strikes me that > this brittle in the face of changes to configure. Suppose there is a > change in best practices, and now --with-FOO is better than > --with-BAR, but because I have --with-BAR (and forgot to remove it), > configure won=E2=80=99t look for FOO. My emacs conf will be slightly > suboptimal (perish the thought!) and I won=E2=80=99t be any the wiser. > > Best regards, > > Jacob Faibussowitsch > (Jacob Fai - booss - oh - vitch) Hi, questions about building Emacs should be directed to help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, not the bug tracker. To answer them, however, refer to INSTALL, which explains available configuration options in detail. Generally speaking, running `configure' without any arguments will produce an Emacs with a configuration that is reasonable for most users.