Re: [ADMIN] compression -Fx "problem"

> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> > This has got to stop. We've seen "my cursor keys don't work in psql", now
> > we see "compression doesn't work" every so often. Somehow we have to get
> > deterministic output from configure without "paying attention". Either
> > require these libraries by default (my preference) or not, but not "take
> > what's there".
>
> So you're thinking "error out unless user said --without-zlib or
> --without-readline"?
>
> I could live with that, assuming that the error message mentioned that
> switch as the way to build without the library.

What I have seen some packages do is to report unusual configure
findings just a configure exits. Something like:

Your psql cursor keys will not work because readline wasn't found

or something like that for zlib.

Added to TODO:

* Report failure to find readline or zlib at end of configure run

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