Andreas Schwab <schwab@xxxxxxx> writes: > Ed Hartnett <ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> I've seen in many messages and web pages that autoconf no longer uses >> getconf, and I wonder why that is the case? > > It doesn't work with cross compilation. Yes, that's the main reason. Another, less-important reason is that largefile-related getconf flags are are not really standardized well in practice, and it's easier to maintain Autoconf without having to worry about variations in getconf variable names. _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
