------- Comment #20 from lucier at math dot purdue dot edu 2006-09-21 16:22 ------- Subject: Re: Found a problem with the JNI methods declared and implemented
On Sep 21, 2006, at 12:09 PM, ebotcazou at gcc dot gnu dot org wrote: > building where objdir is a subdirectory of > srcdir is unsupported." I've followed the mail lists for years while this was debated; I don't think it's settled. ("./configure; make" definitely isn't supported.) > >> Among the many bugs I've found in gcc build and configuration over >> the >> years, not one was due to this. > > It may have been the hidden trigger of a bunch of them... Ah, yes, the latent bug syndrome. If you find it, it's your problem ... > >> More and more bug reports are met with comments like "it works for >> me" >> (IWFM), which I don't find helpful. > > It's actually IWIYFTI (It Works If You Follow The Instructions). More actually it's "If I can find a way to criticize your bug report, I don't have to look for root causes". This is a real bug. See the message a few lines up. I'm not saying it's *your* bug, but it's real. Brad -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27823