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Re: configure bug in make-3.79.1


From: Jimi X
Subject: Re: configure bug in make-3.79.1
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:35:43 -0500 (EST)

>>>>> "PDS" == Paul D Smith <address@hidden> writes:

 PDS> Thanks; this has been fixed in the sources for a while.
Sorry 'bout that.. is that on sourceware?

 PDS> There are certain tests that configure must run which won't work
 PDS> in a cross-compiled environment, because they require actually
 PDS> invoking the resulting program and seeing its output.  Obviously
 PDS> you can't invoke a cross-compiled program on the host system.

Agreed, but aborting seems a little extreme, no?
Besides, configure could be a little smarter, as an example..

configure:3899: checking whether setvbuf arguments are reversed

I can understand that with a K&R Compiler you would have to execute,
but if the compiler in ANSI then execution is not necessary to test
for this, the compiler should warn.

I would be happy to discuss ( and even contribute to a fix) for this
and other cross issues.

-Jimi X




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