1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/etc/configure.in b/etc/configure.in
index 7285d372e74..6b94aac00c7 100644
--- a/etc/configure.in
+++ b/etc/configure.in
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@ AC_INIT(Makefile.in)
 
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 
+# Command-line options.
+# Very limited version of AC_MAINTAINER_MODE.
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([maintainer-mode],
+  [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-maintainer-mode],
+                 [enable make rules and dependencies not useful (and
+                  sometimes confusing) to the casual installer])],
+  [case ${enable_maintainer_mode} in
+     yes) MAINT='' ;;
+     no) MAINT='#' ;;
+     *) AC_MSG_ERROR([--enable-maintainer-mode must be yes or no]) ;;
+   esac
+   maintainer_mode=${enableval}],
+  [MAINT='#'])
+AC_SUBST([MAINT])dnl
+
 AC_SUBST(datarootdir)
 AC_SUBST(docdir)
 AC_SUBST(htmldir)