> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pavel Roskin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 7:09 PM
> To: Bernard Dautrevaux
> Cc: Ian Lance Taylor; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
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> Subject: RE: Is this a bug in autoconf? (patch included)
>
>
> Hello, Bernard!
>
> > > Packages that include AC_CANONICAL_* will have all those variables
> > > defined. $host will be compared with $build.
> Cross-compiling will be
> > > assumed when and only when $host != $build
> > >
> > > Does this sound reasonable?
> > >
> >
> > Seems OK for me at least :-)
>
> Your next message says exactly the opposite. We cross-compile even if
> $host == $build
I think I've read (or typed) a bit too fast :-) I was agreeing that we cross
compile if and only if we *define* host explicitely (presumably with a value
different from the value of build, being set implicitely by config.guess or
explicitely by --build).
>
> Anyway, I don't insist that we should compare them.
Me neither, as this may prove *very* difficult :-)
> Which means:
>
> - everybody specifying "--host" to any value forces configure
> to assume
> cross-compilation. This should apply to all packages, whether they can
> canonicalize triplets or not.
Seems the right way to understand setting --host
>
> - anybody who doesn't want to cross-compile should never
> specify "--host",
> but they are free to specify "--build" if "configure" accepts
> this option.
Maybe configure should always accept --build for the sake of regularity
(even if it is not documented if not useful)?
>
> Ok?
>
OK!
Regards,
Bernard
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