NetworkManager dependency

[Michael McConville]

Jorge Villaseñor wrote:
> Michael McConville wrote:
> > Is there a reason why ./configure fails on machines without
> > NetworkManager unless it's explicitly disabled? Many (most?)
> > platforms don't have it.
> 
> Are you proposing change the "enable by default" to "disable by
> default" for linux-specific options?

I'm suggesting making it "enabled if available": use it if it's there,
but don't fail the build in its absence unless the user configured with
--enable-nm.

I might be mistaken, but I think other stuff is configured like that.
Cyrus SASL comes to mind.