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authorArnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>2019-05-05 20:34:23 +0300
committerArnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>2019-05-05 20:34:23 +0300
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@@ -40532,8 +40532,12 @@ command line when compiling @command{gawk} from scratch, including:
@cindex @option{--disable-extensions} configuration option
@cindex configuration option, @code{--disable-extensions}
@item --disable-extensions
-Disable configuring and building the sample extensions in the
-@file{extension} directory. This is useful for cross-compiling.
+Disable the extension mechanism within @command{gawk}. With this
+option, it is not possible to use dynamic extensions. This also
+disables configuring and building the sample extensions in the
+@file{extension} directory.
+
+This option may be useful for cross-compiling.
The default action is to dynamically check if the extensions
can be configured and compiled.