On Tue, 2007 Aug 14 08:47:07 +0200, Jim Meyering wrote: > > > > AR_FLAGS="-X64 cru" > > coreutils doesn't use libtool, but it does use automake. > And automake uses the "ARFLAGS" spelling.
I lament the inconsistency, but that's a fair point. > No need to edit Makefiles. > Just invoke make with your ARFLAGS setting on the command line: > > make ARFLAGS="-X64 cru" That's a bit more convenient, but my point was that the configure script should pick up that variable from the environment, as it does for CFLAGS, CPPFLAGS, LDFLAGS et al. (Libtool's autoconf bits already do this for AR_FLAGS.) --Daniel -- NAME = Daniel Richard G. ## Remember, skunks _\|/_ meef? EMAIL1 = [EMAIL PROTECTED] ## don't smell bad--- (/o|o\) / EMAIL2 = [EMAIL PROTECTED] ## it's the people who < (^),> WWW = http://www.******.org/ ## annoy them that do! / \ -- (****** = site not yet online) _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
