Re: [PATCH]Correct approach to detect the presence of apr_hash_clear in apr

On Thu, 21 Sep 2006, Garrett Rooney wrote:

> On 9/21/06, Kamesh Jayachandran <kamesh@collab.net> wrote:
> >Hi All,
> >Find the attached patch and log which in my opinion a correct way to
> >detect apr_hash_clear in an available apr.
> >Tested the same in apr-0.9.7 and apr-1.3.0.
>
> Honestly, I think it's silly to waste people's CPU time on autoconf
> checks for this. We know what version of APR it will show up in, so
> there's no reason to jump through the hoops of compiling a test
> program to see if it's there.

Furthermore, we'd have to add additional autoconf checks the next time
we needed an API from APR which isn't present in all the versions of
it we support. Using a macro is more easily supportable.