Re: generated configure script doesn't work when "diff" isn't available

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Vincent Lefevre wrote on Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 03:27:34AM CET:
> On 2008-03-21 01:41:10 +0100, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> > Because there is no fix.  cmp is working on binary files and diff
> > is working on text files, as designed.
> 
> But text files have a limited line length. So, I assume that diff
> may break on files with very long lines on such platforms.

That's a QoI issue, but yes, it can happen.

> > Vincent, it'd be nice if you could run the git Autoconf testsuite
> > on Maemo with this, to see if it stands a chance of working.

> So, I suppose I should regenerate the archive using the git Autoconf
> testsuite from my desktop machine, then test it on Maemo.

Yes, thank you.

Cheers,
Ralf