Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i386
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i386' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu'
-DCONF_MACHTYPE='i386-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS
> The only downside to this patch is the fact that
> AC_PROG_CC and AC_PROG_CXX now rely on the
> AC_CHECK_TOOL_PREFIX macro which depends on
> AC_CANONICAL_HOST and AC_CANONICAL_BUILD.
I think this is abnormal: since AC_CHECK_TOOL is only interested in
user's input, in theory there is just no re
I realize the patch is not very readable. Sorry about this, here are
the most interesting differences:
BEFORE:
< # AC_CANONICALIZE(THING)
< # --
< # Canonicalize the appropriate THING, generating the variables THING,
< # THING_{alias cpu vendor os}, and the associated cache
Hi Alexandre,
Thanks for having spent some time to summarize the situation. When a
topic is beaten to death like this, we really need some summaries from
time to time.
Before anwering, let me recall a few constraint we face with Autoconf
(I know you, Alexandre, know them fairly well).
Basicall
