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Re: Updating top-level autoconf to 2.59


Alexandre Oliva wrote:
On Feb 8, 2007, Michael Eager <eager@eagercon.com> wrote:

I would much prefer explicitly specifying that the build is cross or
native.  I want to specify --cross or --native (or the equivalent).

But then, what if you specify --build=X --host=Y --native (with X!=Y)?

That's what diagnostics are for.


Per autoconf docs, --host is supposed to mean --cross.  --native is
the absence of --host.  No room for inconsistencies in options.

If it worked correctly, I doubt there would be much discussion. It seems that configure is always trying to guess whether the build is native or host.


-- Michael Eager eager@eagercon.com 1960 Park Blvd., Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-325-8077


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