Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: ASDF and ./configure

[David MENTRE]

24 Feb 2006 10:50:29 +0100, Gabriel Dos Reis <address@hidden>:
> To a very large extent, it is less important to recognize Fedora Core 3
> (yes, that is what the current ./configure script does, but that is
> wrong).  It is far more important to recognize *available*
> functionalities, whether they come from Fedora Core 3 or SuSE Linux 9.3
> Professional.

You're probably right.

As far as I can remember[1], the main issue is that Fedora Core 3
introduced a randomization of libc mappings that impact the way GCL is
saving its image. So, in that particular case, the feature to detect
is randomized mapping of libraries.

Best wishes,
d.

[1] The Makefile.pamphlet says "Fedora Core 3 needs special GCL
options for local bfd." but it does not say *why* the local bfd is
necessary. Writting good doc is probably as hard as writting good
code. :-(