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Binutils, GDB, GCC and Automake's 'cygnus' option
- From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano dot lattarini at gmail dot com>
- To: 11034 at debbugs dot gnu dot org
- Cc: binutils at sourceware dot org, gdb at sourceware dot org, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, Automake List <automake at gnu dot org>
- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:04:41 +0200
- Subject: Binutils, GDB, GCC and Automake's 'cygnus' option
Hello.
I see that binutils, GCC and GDB still use the Automake's 'cygnus' option
in some of their makefiles:
$ grep_cygnus() {
> grep -r 'cygnus' . \
> | perl -ne '/(^|[^@])cygnus($|(:!\.com\b))/ and print' \
> | grep -v '^[^:]*/Makefile\.in:'; \
> }
$ (cd ~/src/binutils && grep_cygnus) # BINUTILS
./bfd/doc/Makefile.am:AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.9 cygnus
./binutils/doc/Makefile.am:AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = cygnus
./etc/configure.texi:AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = cygnus
./gas/doc/Makefile.am:AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.8 cygnus
$ (cd ~/src/gdb && grep_cygnus) # GDB
./bfd/doc/Makefile.am:AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.9 cygnus
./etc/configure.info: AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = cygnus
./etc/configure.texi:AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = cygnus
$ (cd ~/src/gcc && grep_cygnus) # GCC
./zlib/Makefile.am:AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.8 cygnus
But this option is going to be deprecated in Automake 1.12.1 and removed in
Automake 1.13:
<http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=11034>
I just wanted to give you this head-up so that you won't be unpleasantly
surprised by the change. Note that the actual removal of the 'cygnus'
option won't take place until Automake 1.13, which will at best be
released five or six months from now (and probably later than that).
Best regards,
Stefano