Re: autoconf 2.59 bug

[Noah Misch]

On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 03:47:42PM -0400, Roger Cornelius wrote:
> The problem is with matching sysv5UnixWare7.1.4 in $host_os.  The case
> for sysv5* is matched before the case for sysv5UnixWare7*.  This is also
> true for sysv5OpenUNIX8* and sysv5uw[78]* values of $host_os. 
> 
> For libtiff and liblcms, this misidentification results in the
> $lt_cv_deplibs_check_method var being left in the default state of
> "unknown" rather than being set to "pass_all", and ultimately prevents
> the shared libraries from being built.
> 
> Attached is a patch with enough context to exemplify the problem.  This
> is from the configure provided with liblcms.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

This change looks reasonable, but GNU Libtool, not Autoconf, provides the
affected portion of your `configure' scripts.  Please send your report to
address@hidden