On 10/11/14 08:08, Erik Joelsson wrote: > I would certainly like to have these files updated, but > unfortunately the license on these files changed from GPL2 to > GPL3. This essentially means that the switch is non trivial from a > legal perspective and the impression I've received when I last > inquired about updating these files was that it's unlikely to ever > happen unless a very strong case can be presented for why it's > needed. > > So the reason we have the over engineered solution for config.guess > is simply that it's much easier than getting legal approval for > updating these files.
I see. That suggests to me that my simple one-liner is the way to go. Andrew.