On Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 12:47:20AM +0100, peter green wrote: > That is true, the question I would have are > > 1: why is that the case? why is the only way to find out what size > the compiler thinks something should be to compile a test program > and run it? > 2: why does the build system need to care? what uses does the build > system have for such information that couldn't be implemented just > as well within the code itself where that information is availble > from the compiler without running test programs.
That is an excellent question. I suppose the compiler doesn't expose such information in a way that is easy for the code to use. autoconf seems like a giant complex mess that is trying to cure the symptoms, rather than try and solve the underlying problem. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130610182004.gh11...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
