Re: Moving `migcom' out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/'

2006-12-09 Thread Roland McGrath
Ok. Script it is, I guess. Still no reason to install migcom in bindir. ___ Bug-hurd mailing list Bug-hurd@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd

Re: Moving `migcom' out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/'

2006-12-09 Thread Thomas Schwinge
Hello! On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 12:14:53AM +0100, I wrote: > On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 04:28:00PM -0800, Roland McGrath wrote: > > Using gcc driver with a custom specs file is probably not really hard. > > I had a look. After having read about that specs file language I first > was under the same i

Re: Moving `migcom' out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/'

2006-12-06 Thread Roland McGrath
> But it now seems to me that the specs file language is not powerful elaborate ___ Bug-hurd mailing list Bug-hurd@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd

Re: Moving `migcom' out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/'

2006-12-06 Thread Thomas Schwinge
Hello! On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 04:28:00PM -0800, Roland McGrath wrote: > Using gcc driver with a custom specs file is probably not really hard. I had a look. After having read about that specs file language I first was under the same impression and was full of enthousiasm to do that. But it now

Re: Moving `migcom' out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/'

2006-11-29 Thread Roland McGrath
Using gcc driver with a custom specs file is probably not really hard. ___ Bug-hurd mailing list Bug-hurd@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd

Re: Moving `migcom' out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/'

2006-11-29 Thread Thomas Schwinge
On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 04:08:38PM -0800, Roland McGrath wrote: > The idea that you want to run migcom is what's a workaround. Hm. Then I see two possibilities: a) implement handling for a number of GCC's command line arguments into the `mig' shell script or b) somehow make `migcom' work as a rea

Re: Moving `migcom' out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/'

2006-11-29 Thread Roland McGrath
The idea that you want to run migcom is what's a workaround. ___ Bug-hurd mailing list Bug-hurd@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd

Re: Moving `migcom' out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/'

2006-11-29 Thread Thomas Schwinge
Hello! On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 01:31:34PM -0800, Roland McGrath wrote: > I am skeptical that's a good idea. Why? > Why not just add switches as desired to the script to provide a simpler > way to run it? e.g. mig --raw or suchlike. Hm. That seems a bit like a workaround to me. There are a lo

Re: Moving `migcom' out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/'

2006-11-29 Thread Constantine Kousoulos
Barry deFreese wrote: > Constantine, I'm speaking out of my ass as usual but I assume he suggested Ben because we would prefer using argp and Ben is the argp master. But what you have looks reasonable. Barry, this is the kind of sincerety i like in a man. Thank you for your explanation.

Re: Moving `migcom' out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/'

2006-11-29 Thread Barry deFreese
Constantine Kousoulos wrote: Thomas Schwinge wrote: Hello! In the GNU MIG package, I'd like to move the `migcom' program out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/' (which is where is currently is being installed) and install it alongside the `mig' program into `[exec_prefix]/bin/' for being able to use

Re: Moving `migcom' out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/'

2006-11-29 Thread Roland McGrath
I am skeptical that's a good idea. Why not just add switches as desired to the script to provide a simpler way to run it? e.g. mig --raw or suchlike. ___ Bug-hurd mailing list Bug-hurd@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd

Re: Moving `migcom' out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/'

2006-11-29 Thread Constantine Kousoulos
Thomas Schwinge wrote: Hello! In the GNU MIG package, I'd like to move the `migcom' program out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/' (which is where is currently is being installed) and install it alongside the `mig' program into `[exec_prefix]/bin/' for being able to use it directly, avoiding constructs

Moving `migcom' out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/'

2006-11-29 Thread Thomas Schwinge
Hello! In the GNU MIG package, I'd like to move the `migcom' program out of `[exec_prefix]/libexec/' (which is where is currently is being installed) and install it alongside the `mig' program into `[exec_prefix]/bin/' for being able to use it directly, avoiding constructs like ``$(MIG) -cc cat -