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Re: configure script cross-compile issues
From: |
Ralf Wildenhues |
Subject: |
Re: configure script cross-compile issues |
Date: |
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 08:45:50 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-07-16) |
Hello,
* Noah Misch wrote on Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 04:40:26AM CEST:
> On Sun, Aug 05, 2007 at 09:27:26PM +0100, Mark Fortescue wrote:
>
> > 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.
Often, setting cache variables (in config.cache, when running 'configure
-C', or in config.site, for this specific cross setup) is often less
tedious IME. Of course fixing the configure tests in the sources is the
right way to address things.
Cheers,
Ralf