Checking libraries in multiple places -- frusturated by the cache

2001-02-25 Thread Robert A. Knop Jr.
I'm fairly new to autoconf, so this may be a clueless question. What I'm trying to do is check a few standard places for a library and then set a variable (*not* LIBS, but my own) based on where this library was found. To this end, I have the following code in configure.in: for i in '' -L$pre

Re: Checking libraries in multiple places -- frusturated by the cache

2001-02-25 Thread Lars Hecking
Robert A. Knop Jr. writes: > I'm fairly new to autoconf, so this may be a clueless question. > > What I'm trying to do is check a few standard places for a library > and then set a variable (*not* LIBS, but my own) based on where this > library was found. To this end, I have the following code i

Re: [patch] remove config.status race condition

2001-02-25 Thread Akim Demaille
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > So, I have been underspecific. In mean in the context of Autoconf. s/So/Sorry/ :(

Re: [patch] remove config.status race condition

2001-02-25 Thread Akim Demaille
"Tim Van Holder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > First of all, it is not obvious at all that config.status should run > > this, since Tim still did not convince me that AS_LN_S was a good > > thing. As is, AS_LN_S is just *useless*. We were happier before. > Hmm: > > CONFIG_LINKS code BEFORE:

Re: [patch] remove config.status race condition

2001-02-25 Thread Akim Demaille
Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ln -s $ac_rel_source $ac_dest 2>/dev/null || > ln $srcdir/$ac_source $ac_dest || > > ln -s is very different from ln and cp wrt its arguments. > > Jim had once to teach me this because I meant to do a patch similar to > yours :) > > If you w

Re: Checking libraries in multiple places -- frusturated by thecache

2001-02-25 Thread Vaclav Haisman
Hi, is there any chance that such machinery will ever be a part of autoconf? Vaclav Haisman -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1 GCS/IT d- s+:(+) a-- c++ UB+(++) P++(+++) L+ E W++ N+ o? K? w+ O? M-(--) V? PS(+) PE++ Y PGP t(+) 5? X R+@ tv+ b++ DI+ D+ G e h! r-(--) !z+ --END GEEK COD