Re: objcopy fix (for x86_64)

[Robert Millan]

On Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 01:35:22PM +0100, Marco Gerards wrote:
> Robert Millan <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > This prevents objcopy from copying sections other than .text during the
> > ./configure absolute address test.  On i386, our conftest only has .text
> > and .comment (which is skipped), but on x86_64 there's an additional
> > .eh_frame section which isn't skipped unless you tell it to.
> >
> > Just one step further towards x86_64 grub ;-)
> >
> > Comments?
> >
> > -- 
> > Robert Millan
> >
> > <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call!
> > <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak?
> > (as seen on /.)
> >
> >
> >     * aclocal.m4 (grub_PROG_OBJCOPY_ABSOLUTE): Pass `--only-section=.text'
> >     to objcopy.
> 
> Looks fine to me.

Uhm actually, I suppose one would need this argument in two separate places
(the test, and the real thing), which I missed.

I'll have a look again later.

-- 
Robert Millan

<GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call!
<DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak?
(as seen on /.)