Re: [RFC] getting rid of the config.guess/sub problem when bootstrapping new ports/systems

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On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 7:09 AM, Ben Elliston wrote:
> When it comes to people building distro packages, here is another idea
> thinking out loud.  What's wrong with ..
>
> $ find /tree/of/src/trees -name config.guess -exec ln -sf /etc/config.guess {} \;
>

People forgetting about the symlink during distribution of their
package.  Not all systems support it.  Using cp -f would be better.

> This puts the latest version into the tree, no patching required.

I tend to use a sub module repository and have config.guess and
config.sub in a directory (build-aux/) and I tell autoconf via
configure.ac where to find it.

-- 
Earnie
-- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd

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