Re: [PATCH] libtool: LT_PATH_NM: default to ${ac_tool_prefix}nm

[Peter Rosin]

On 2013-04-27 07:58, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> The current code tries to locate a compatible nm tool.  It starts with
> a prefixed nm tool (great!) and includes a plain nm too (that's fine).
> The problem is that the code searches for the prefixed nm before the
> plain nm (normally fine), but doesn't break once it has found a valid
> match.  It does this so that it if it finds an "OK", but "not great",
> tool, it'll keep on searching.

I agree this sounds like the wrong this to do, but isn't it better to
just break all the way out when a "great" nm is found?

(patch untested)

Cheers,
Peter

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