Determining flags used to compile

[brad at bradandkim.net]

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Gerald Combs
>>
>> Brad wrote:
>>
>> > On Fri, 2004-02-20 at 13:19, Leo J Mauler wrote:
>> >
>> >
> <snip>
>
>> If you want to know the exact configuration flags used in an
>> Autoconf-driven build, check the "config.status" file.  This
>> is a shell
>> script generated by "configure" which contains the flags passed to
>> "configure", along with a bunch of other cached information.  The
>> command line passed to "configure" will be listed at the top of the
>> script for easy cutting-and-pasting, or you can copy the script itself
>> to the new machine and execute it there.
>>
>> If you're building a package from source, it's usually a good idea to
>> stash its "config.status" somewhere for later reference.

Thanks Gerald.  Somehow I have gotten by without knowing this "obvious"
concept.  That was exactly the information I needed.

Brian Densmore wrote:

> This would make a good entry for a Linux tips and tricks reference.

I agree.  My exposure to Linux has been nearly 100% RedHat and I am not a
programmer so a quick and dirty glance behind the scenes of'./configure'
is valuable.

  -- Brad Crotchett <brad at bradandkim.net>