Re: BUG #5802: configure script does not check for perl devel files

On tis, 2010-12-28 at 15:29 -0800, John R Pierce wrote:
> I believe he's suggesting that configure should be confirming the
> availability and location of these prerequisites, just as it locates
> and validates the perl install and many other prerequisite tools.

Sure, but that's just extra code to maintain for little extra benefit.
You can just install the headers and restart the build and it will pick
up where it left.