Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-06 Thread Gary V. Vaughan
On 6 Mar 2008, at 02:05, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: On Thu, 6 Mar 2008, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: That sounds a little harsh. I think that the LZMA complaint from automake may be because libtool requests a lzma package and it requires the very latest automake to do so. Where does Libtool 2.2

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-06 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hello Nelson, Peter, * Peter O'Gorman wrote on Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 06:18:42AM CET: Nelson H. F. Beebe wrote: libtool: compile: gcj -g -O2 -c A3.java gcj: libgcj.spec: No such file or directory Your gcj and automake are broken. Do you have a sane toolchain on any of your systems?

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-06 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hello Nelson, * Nelson H. F. Beebe wrote on Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 02:18:18AM CET: # -*- compilation -*- 35. am-subdir.at:33: testing ... libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in `.'. libtoolize: copying file `./ltmain.sh' libtoolize: putting macros in `m4'.

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-06 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Thu, 6 Mar 2008, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: Then, let's avoid us getting blame for broken gcj installations. OK to apply this patch to avoid the gcj test when a compile would fail? Or do you feel tests for working compilers should be done in configure already? My feeling is that the sooner a

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-06 Thread Peter O'Gorman
Ralf Wildenhues wrote: Hello Nelson, Peter, * Peter O'Gorman wrote on Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 06:18:42AM CET: Nelson H. F. Beebe wrote: libtool: compile: gcj -g -O2 -c A3.java gcj: libgcj.spec: No such file or directory Your gcj and automake are broken. Do you have a sane toolchain on

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-06 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Thu, 6 Mar 2008, Peter O'Gorman wrote: I think the test for a working GCJ should be in libtool, and unset GCJ, avoid adding the tag etc.if it is found to be nonfunctional. We would have to issue a warning during configure or something. Does not look to be quite as easy as this patch though,

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-06 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Bob Friesenhahn wrote on Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 08:43:15PM CET: On Thu, 6 Mar 2008, Peter O'Gorman wrote: I think the test for a working GCJ should be in libtool, and unset GCJ, avoid adding the tag etc.if it is found to be nonfunctional. We would have to issue a warning during configure or

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-06 Thread Peter O'Gorman
Ralf Wildenhues wrote: * Bob Friesenhahn wrote on Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 08:43:15PM CET: On Thu, 6 Mar 2008, Peter O'Gorman wrote: I think the test for a working GCJ should be in libtool, and unset GCJ, avoid adding the tag etc.if it is found to be nonfunctional. We would have to issue a

compiler found but not functional (was: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53) 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-06 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Peter O'Gorman wrote on Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 08:57:56PM CET: Ralf Wildenhues wrote: I'm considering doing that (the stop-gap measure). Your call. I've applied that now. Yes, and I can conceive just as well a libtool-using package which may optionally use a Java compiler, and thus

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-06 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Thu, 6 Mar 2008, Peter O'Gorman wrote: What would be ideal is to check that the compiler exists, is executable, works (an possibly, when not cross-compiling, test that trivial code that is compiled with the compiler runs) but not cause an error if the compiler is broken or does not exist,

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-06 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Gary V. Vaughan wrote on Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 10:41:47PM CET: On 6 Mar 2008, at 15:03, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: There needs to be a way to output any warnings at the tail end of configure so that at least someone is more likely to see them. Without adequate notification to the user, the

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-06 Thread Gary V. Vaughan
[[libtool-patches removed from Cc:]] On 6 Mar 2008, at 16:52, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: * Gary V. Vaughan wrote on Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 10:41:47PM CET: On 6 Mar 2008, at 15:03, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: There needs to be a way to output any warnings at the tail end of configure so that at least

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-06 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Thu, 6 Mar 2008, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: That's not a workable solution. The normal configure output and config.log were invented to do what Bob wants. Libtool cannot in general know what is important for the package, IMVHO. So if the functioning of a compiler is important, then configure

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-05 Thread Peter O'Gorman
Nelson H. F. Beebe wrote: libtool: compile: gcj -g -O2 -c A3.java gcj: libgcj.spec: No such file or directory automake: automake: ## Internal Error ## automake: automake: Unknown ?token? `LZMA' (neg = 0) automake: Please contact [EMAIL

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-05 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Wed, 5 Mar 2008, Peter O'Gorman wrote: Your gcj and automake are broken. Do you have a sane toolchain on any of your systems? We should also keep in mind that autoconf apparently only checks the C compiler to verify that it is sane. There don't seem to be any good sanity checks for the

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-05 Thread Peter O'Gorman
Bob Friesenhahn wrote: On Wed, 5 Mar 2008, Peter O'Gorman wrote: Your gcj and automake are broken. Do you have a sane toolchain on any of your systems? That sounds a little harsh. I think that the LZMA complaint from automake may be because libtool requests a lzma package and it requires

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-05 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Bob Friesenhahn wrote on Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 06:28:10AM CET: On Wed, 5 Mar 2008, Peter O'Gorman wrote: Your gcj and automake are broken. Do you have a sane toolchain on any of your systems? That sounds a little harsh. I think that the LZMA complaint from automake may be because

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-05 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Wed, 5 Mar 2008, Peter O'Gorman wrote: You are right, of course, it was too harsh. I was simply overwhelmed when I looked at the volume of mail on the bug-libtool list. You have no reason to be overwelmed. Just divide the volume of mail regarding 2.X by the four years it took to produce

Re: [libtool 2.2] testsuite: 19 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 64 failed [GNU/Linux PowerPC]

2008-03-05 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Thu, 6 Mar 2008, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: That sounds a little harsh. I think that the LZMA complaint from automake may be because libtool requests a lzma package and it requires the very latest automake to do so. Where does Libtool 2.2 require lzma? That would be a serious bug, requiring