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Re: configure script cross-compile issues
From: |
Noah Misch |
Subject: |
Re: configure script cross-compile issues |
Date: |
Sun, 5 Aug 2007 19:40:26 -0700 |
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Mutt/1.5.9i |
On Sun, Aug 05, 2007 at 09:27:26PM +0100, Mark Fortescue wrote:
> I am having big problems with autoconf configure scripts and cross
> compiling as the defaults are wrong or the tests used make invalid
> assumptions about being able to run cross-compiled code.
>
> Is the a 'I am using glibc-2.3.x' setup that can be used to make
> configure scripts at least get the basics like malloc correct?
Most `configure' scripts use tests supplied with Autoconf as well as other tests
that the package developer wrote or imported from third-party sources. If the
standard tests yield incorrect results when cross-compiling, please let us know
more details. We may be able to fix the problem.
> Fixing configure scripts (mainly as they are auto generated) is very
> tedious and difficult. There must be a better way to get cross compilation
> settings correct.
It can be easier to edit `config.h' and Makefile variables directly to get
things working. You can distill the manual changes into `configure.ac'
modifications when finished.