Re: Bug in LT 1.5 AC_LIBTOOL_PROG_CC_C_O

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Jeff Squyres wrote:
> So the issue is: does the compiler reliably support parallel builds in a
> single directory?  Some points (in no particular order):
>
> - Testing for this behavior should probably be a new, standalone
>   macro.
>
> - Given that Bob makes excellent points about generated temporary
>   files in the cwd, how exactly would one test for whether a compiler
>   exhibits this "bad" kind of behavior?

I don't believe the compiler's temp-file correctness can be tested via
a script.  Observations in the compiler's verbose mode (if it has
one), watching system calls via truss, or even word of mouth, seem to
be the only semi-reliable way to verify that the compiler does what it
should.

Bob
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