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Bug #1835

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AC_ARG_ENABLE usage is incorrect

Added by Daniel Weeks over 8 years ago. Updated almost 6 years ago.

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Description

In several locations in configure.ac the AC_ARG_ENABLE usage is incorrect or at least non-standard. Whether --enable-<feature> or --disable-<feature> flag is passed to configure it is treated as if the feature is enabled. The only way to disable a feature is to not pass either option to configure. A user that explicitly disables a feature because a dependency is not available will be met with a unexpected error.


Related issues 3 (0 open3 closed)

Related to Suricata - Bug #2468: The autoconf process fails when some options are disabledClosedActions
Related to Suricata - Bug #2473: Please allow disabling every option (add --without-{option})ClosedActions
Is duplicate of Suricata - Bug #2797: configure.ac: broken --{enable,disable}-xxx optionsClosedFabrice FontaineActions
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