Re: Proposed patch for ax_enable_builddir.m4

2007-08-05 Thread Guido Draheim
Julian Cummings schrieb: > Attached is a proposed patch for the autoconf macro ax_enable_builddir.m4. > The patch universally replaces "host" with "build" and "HOST" with "BUILD". > The rationale is that typically the user wishes to segregate builds based > upon the BUILD target rather than the con

Re: Proposed patch for ax_enable_builddir.m4

2007-08-05 Thread Peter Simons
Guido Draheim writes: > Peter Simons writes: > >> Hi Julian, >> >> thank you for taking the time to update the macro. Your patch >> certainly feels reasonable to me, so I applied it to the macro: >> >> http://autoconf-archive.cryp.to/ax_enable_builddir.html >> >> I also followed your a

configure script cross-compile issues

2007-08-05 Thread Mark Fortescue
Hi, I am having big problems with autoconf configure scripts and cross compiling as the defaults are wrong or the tests used make invalid assumptions about being able to run cross-compiled code. Is the a 'I am using glibc-2.3.x' setup that can be used to make configure scripts at least get t

Re: Proposed patch for ax_enable_builddir.m4

2007-08-05 Thread Guido Draheim
Peter Simons schrieb: > Guido Draheim writes: > > > Peter Simons writes: > > > >> Hi Julian, > >> > >> thank you for taking the time to update the macro. Your patch > >> certainly feels reasonable to me, so I applied it to the macro: > >> > >> http://autoconf-archive.cryp.to/ax_enable_bu

Re: configure script cross-compile issues

2007-08-05 Thread Noah Misch
On Sun, Aug 05, 2007 at 09:27:26PM +0100, Mark Fortescue wrote: > I am having big problems with autoconf configure scripts and cross > compiling as the defaults are wrong or the tests used make invalid > assumptions about being able to run cross-compiled code. > > Is the a 'I am using glibc-2.3.

Re: configure script cross-compile issues

2007-08-05 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hello, * Noah Misch wrote on Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 04:40:26AM CEST: > On Sun, Aug 05, 2007 at 09:27:26PM +0100, Mark Fortescue wrote: > > > Fixing configure scripts (mainly as they are auto generated) is very > > tedious and difficult. There must be a better way to get cross compilation > > sett