Re: Help wanted: compile error detection

[Thomas E. Dickey]

On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Martin Wilck wrote:

> Dear Thomas E. Dickey, you wrote on Today:
> 
> > I've seen some compilers generate a zero-length (or nearly-zero ;-)
> > object file on error.  (no, I don't recall which ones)
> 
> That's why we should use test -s rather than test -f, like AC_LINK_IFELSE.

yes (I'm reasonably sure that a zero-length file doesn't have useful
object code ;-)

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