Re: possible bug with install-headers make target

[Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo dot org>]

On Friday 10 July 2009 09:38:11 Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Mike Frysinger<vapier@gentoo.org> wrote:
> > this is a weak circular argument.  the C library must cater to building
> > up a cross-toolchain and to do that, you have to be able to install just
> > the headers.  you cant build the libraries and thus the headers without
> > first installing the headers and building a full gcc C compiler.
>
> The C library definitely does not cater (thought it should) to
> building up a cross-toolchain, EGLIBC does, and it has fixes for
> installing headers.

and based on past responses from glibc maintainers, people have given up 
trying to get fixes into glibc.  which leaves us at the current sorry state of 
today.  not directed at you, just a general observation.
-mike

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