Re: [PATCH] Implement AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([DEFAULT-MODE]).

[Vincent Lefevre]

On 2008-09-04 20:42:47 +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> * Vincent Lefevre wrote on Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 02:17:06PM CEST:
> > I don't know if it is possible to cross-compile. The main problem is
> > that the glibc is very old on the Zaurus (with Sharp's ROM): 2.2.2.
> 
> Why is the old glibc specifically a problem for cross compilation?

Hmm... that's true that I can retrieve all the headers from the Zaurus.

> FWIW, specifically for autotools, the oldest and broken-nest awk or
> [gmn]awk you have should still work fine.  We explicitly try to ensure
> this, so that things work smoothly even with, say, Solaris /bin/awk.
> Failures to work are bugs we need to fix.

Yes, but I prefer not to keep a buggy version.

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