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why not give user an extra variable when compile emacs under windows?

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Message #14 received at 8373 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Xu Jingtao <jingtaozf <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 8373 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8373: why not give user an extra variable when compile emacs
	under windows?
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:20:35 -0400

Xu Jingtao <jingtaozf <at> gmail.com> writes:

> When compile emacs under windows, i want to specify some gcc flags like this:
> ==============================================================
> call configure.bat --cflags -DSITELOAD_PURESIZE_EXTRA=10000
> ==============================================================
>
> But under windows os,the "=" is treated as white space when passed to
> batch arguments.  So I have to modify this gcc definition in emacs's
> source tree which is not my pleasure.  Why not give user an extra
> variable when compile emacs under windows?

With Ben Key's 2011-04-15 to trunk, the "=" character is supported in
configure.bat, so this should now be unnecessary, I believe.

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