On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:15:03 +0100 Robert Schwebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [my previous mail seems to be stuck in some ltp moderation system] > > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 08:52:07AM +0100, Sebastien Dugue wrote: > > > Robert had interest in cross-compiling to other archs. Robert, with the > > > tests > > > now in LTP, do you have any comments you'd like to add? > > > > Ah, OK found the thread, but I don't think in this case the autotools > > provides anything which cannot be done using plain Makefiles. > > > > It's just that pulling in the whole autotools mess (sorry, I've learned > > to hate autoconf & co) seemed to me rather heavyweight just for detecting > > 2 mutexes features. > > > > But maybe I'm missing something and we really need this after all. > > Well, according to my experience as the maintainer of a 400+ packets > distribution build system, in general autotoolized packets just work in > cross scenarios, whereas almost anything else does not and makes endless > pain. Yep, in your case using autotools is sure to compensate the downsides. > > In this case, it should be adapted to the way the makefiles of the rest > of ltp work, so I agree that the autotoolization can be removed. I've > tested the latest ltp release yesterday night and (with some little > problems unrelated to the makefiles) cross building still works, so I've > no objections that you go ahead. Cool, thanks. Sebastien. > > Robert > -- > Dipl.-Ing. Robert Schwebel | http://www.pengutronix.de > Pengutronix - Linux Solutions for Science and Industry > Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 > Hannoversche Str. 2, 31134 Hildesheim, Germany > Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-9 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Ltp-list mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltp-list
