On Fri, 2006-02-03 at 07:51 +0000, Harlan Stenn wrote: > > > > Why on earth would you want to run something conditionally, depending on > > > > which compilers it had been compiled with? > > In case of cross-compilation, they are always user-specified input > > (--host=mytarget), and not automatically detected - This makes a huge > > difference: User input vs. fragile and error-prone checks. > And I'm not sure which is more fragile, user input or coded checks. Best would be functional and safe automatic checks ;) The worst are semi-thought out automatic checks silently failing and producing bogus results. A GCC version check definitely from of this class, due to the reasons I gave in my initial reply. Ralf _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
