[tor-commits] [tor/master] configure: Explain --disable-module-dirauth better

[asn at torproject.org]

commit c7c849bba82f9a47f404882348dd00f22492f310
Author: teor <teor at torproject.org>
Date:   Tue Sep 24 11:29:22 2019 +1000

    configure: Explain --disable-module-dirauth better
    
    Explain what the optional Directory Authority module is, and what
    happens when it is disabled.
    
    Fixes bug 31825; bugfix on 0.3.4.1-alpha.
---
 changes/bug31825 | 3 +++
 configure.ac     | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/changes/bug31825 b/changes/bug31825
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe90acf29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug31825
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (modules):
+    - Explain what the optional Directory Authority module is, and what
+      happens when it is disabled. Fixes bug 31825; bugfix on 0.3.4.1-alpha.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a639ffaf3..bd12e6167 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ m4_define(MODULES, dirauth)
 dnl Directory Authority module.
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([module-dirauth],
               AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-module-dirauth],
-                             [Do not build tor with the dirauth module]),
+                             [Build tor without the Directory Authority module: tor can not run as an authority]),
               [], dnl Action if-given
               AC_DEFINE([HAVE_MODULE_DIRAUTH], [1],
                         [Compile with Directory Authority feature support]))