(autoconf.info)Cache Variable Names
6.3.1 Cache Variable Names
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The names of cache variables should have the following format:
PACKAGE-PREFIX_cv_VALUE-TYPE_SPECIFIC-VALUE[_ADDITIONAL-OPTIONS]
for example, 'ac_cv_header_stat_broken' or 'ac_cv_prog_gcc_traditional'.
The parts of the variable name are:
PACKAGE-PREFIX
An abbreviation for your package or organization; the same prefix
you begin local Autoconf macros with, except lowercase by
convention. For cache values used by the distributed Autoconf
macros, this value is 'ac'.
'_cv_'
Indicates that this shell variable is a cache value.
VALUE-TYPE
A convention for classifying cache values, to produce a rational
naming system. The values used in Autoconf are listed in Note:
Macro Names.
SPECIFIC-VALUE
Which member of the class of cache values this test applies to.
For example, which function ('alloca'), program ('gcc'), or output
variable ('INSTALL').
ADDITIONAL-OPTIONS
Any particular behavior of the specific member that this test
applies to. For example, 'broken' or 'set'. This part of the name
may be omitted if it does not apply.
The values assigned to cache variables may not contain newlines.
Usually, their values will be boolean ('yes' or 'no') or the names of
files or functions; so this is not an important restriction.
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