[screen-devel] [bug #50385] ./configure does not support cross-compilation.

[R0b0t1]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50385>

                 Summary: ./configure does not support cross-compilation.
                 Project: GNU Screen
            Submitted by: r0b0t1
            Submitted on: Thu 23 Feb 2017 05:38:59 PM UTC
                Category: Build/Install
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.5.0
           Fixed Release: None
         Planned Release: None
           Work Required: None

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Details:

Hello,

I would like to request that features not be detected by attempting to run
code. Information acquired this way would be better obtained from either the
user or utilities in the environment responsible for passing such information
to running programs.

I ask you seriously consider this suggestion as if any potential changes to
the configuration script are not supported by the screen project users will be
responsible for them.

GNU Screen is one of many programs which have configuration scripts which
behave in this manner. If you read this report please consider avoiding such
things in the future for other projects you may be involved with. Having to
self-host on lower end hardware is a major hurdle to running up-to-date (and
secure) GNU/Linux systems. Thanks!



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Date: Thu 23 Feb 2017 05:38:59 PM UTC  Name: build.log  Size: 5kB   By: r0b0t1

<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?file_id=39816>
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Date: Thu 23 Feb 2017 05:38:59 PM UTC  Name: config.log  Size: 20kB   By:
r0b0t1

<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?file_id=39817>

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