///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Name:
-// Purpose:
+// Name: config.h
+// Purpose: declaration of the base class of all config implementations
+// (see also: fileconf.h and msw/regconf.h)
// Author: Karsten Ballüder & Vadim Zeitlin
// Modified by:
// Created: 07.04.98 (adapted from appconf.h)
#ifndef _APPCONF_H
#define _APPCONF_H
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// compile options
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// it won't compile without it anyhow
+#ifndef USE_WXCONFIG
+ #error "Please define USE_WXCONFIG or remove config.cpp from your makefile"
+#endif // USE_WXCONFIG
+
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// constants
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------