[m-rev.] for review: enable default use of MS Visual C runtime

[Fergus Henderson]

On 23-Mar-2004, Peter Ross <pro at missioncriticalit.com> wrote:
> +AC_ARG_ENABLE(msvcrt,
> +[  --enable-msvcrt
> +                          use the MS Visual C runtime if using MS C compiler.],
> +ac_msvcrt=yes,ac_msvcrt=no)

This variable name is in the ac_* namespace, which is reserved for
autoconf.  You should use a mercury_cv_ prefix instead.

> Index: scripts/ml.in
...
> +# Set the correct flags if we're to use the MS Visual C runtime.
> +use_msvcrt=@USE_MSVCRT@
> +if test $use_msvcrt = "yes"; then
> +	MSVCRT_OPTS="/MD"

Please add a comment here explaining the meaning of the "/MD" option
and why it is needed.

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