GoKawiilBoris Kolpackov proposes replacing autoconf-style feature probing with static platform tables
In a blog post dated 8 Oct 2026, developer Boris Kolpackov critiques the traditional autoconf/CMake approach of compiling and linking test programs to detect platform features, such as checking for the non-standard strl*() string functions. He argues the method is wasteful, since it keeps re-testing features on platforms where support has long been established, and brittle, since compile or link failures can stem from unrelated mistakes rather than genuine feature absence.