>>>>> "Andrej" == Andrej Borsenkow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Andrej> So, the question is - why AC_SYS_LARGEFILE does not use
Andrej> getconf that is the sdtandard interface to obtain {C,LD}FLAGS
Andrej> needed to compile program with LFS support? Nothing prevents
Andrej> explicit check for the above two macros if getconf is
Andrej> unavailable or returns bogus values.
This is a question for Paultability Eggert, but lemme make a guess:
- not always available so anyway you need to write a generic test
- not OK for cross-compiling.