[patch ping] change linux-gnu* -> linux* in libtool files

Ian Lance Taylor iant@google.com
Mon Sep 25 18:48:00 GMT 2006


Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> writes:

> ok to commit to sourceware repo ?
> 
> upstream libtool changed libtool.m4 a while back to look for 'linux*)' instead 
> of 'linux-gnu*)' ... ive also tweaked the ltconfig accordingly

Um, why?  The binutils and gdb are owned by and maintained on behalf
of the FSF.  A few years ago the FSF requested that we go through and
change linux* to linux-gnu*, in accordance with the their preferred
name of GNU/Linux.  That's not to say that your patch is automatically
rejected, but it certainly needs some motivation.

Ian



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