-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 According to Bruno Haible on 4/26/2008 7:18 AM: | Ping? What about installing the patch in | http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf-patches/2008-04/msg00050.html ?
I haven't forgotten, but also haven't had time to think about it in depth. | | The part about HP-UX (-Ae option) could be dropped if | 1) AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS is modified to add -Ae. | and | 2) AC_PROG_CC_STDC is modified to reject K&R C compilers. | | Status of 1): Everyone appears to agree, but no one has done the work yet. Doable, but it will mean AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS has to be called early (the existing implementation only adds -D options, but once you start modifying CFLAGS, it invalidates all prior compilation tests). _AC_PROG_CC_C89 in lib/autoconf/c.m4 shows an example of how to add -Ae. For that matter, item 2) may already do this automatically without using AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS. | Status of 2): Not everyone agrees that this should be done, or at least an | escape for old K&R C packages should be offered. We already have AC_PROG_CC_C89. Maybe we should offer AC_PROG_CC_KR which allows a K&R C compiler (similar to the current AC_PROG_CC), and default AC_PROG_CC to use AC_PROG_CC_C89 instead. Then packages will default to requiring C89 unless explicitly requested otherwise. | | So what is hindering this patch from being applied? Lack of free time. :) - -- Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well! Eric Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (Cygwin) Comment: Public key at home.comcast.net/~ericblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkgXGL8ACgkQ84KuGfSFAYCDBACgwnPTd4p9je148sfLqmZrrUY7 G7gAn3LiTNbkWiifWKYjtKDzVV/pKbHE =vwc3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
