[m-rev.] for review: extend configure to support an hlc source distribution

[Zoltan Somogyi]

On 02-Mar-2010, Julien Fischer <juliensf at csse.unimelb.edu.au> wrote:
> For review by anyone.  I would draw attention to the change of behaviour
> when there are no pre-generated C files and no bootstrap Mercury compiler.
> Is the current behaviour, proceeding as far as the compilation of the
> standard library, intended?

I do not believe so.

> Note that this diff assumes that hlc.gc is the only grade that is going to be
> used in the "hlc" source distribution -- currently, we cannot detect the
> presence of other optional high-level C features, e.g. high-level data, nested
> functions, in the generated C files anyway.

I think we should add the settings of all the grade options to the .c files,
or just simply the grade (for the options that are reflected in the grade,
unlike 2 vs 3 tag bits).

Zoltan.
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