On Mar 1, 2000, Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>> "Eric" == Eric Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Eric> This problem pretty much happens on any machine without a
Eric> compiler installed. What would be ideal is if config.guess
Eric> didn't require a compiler.
> Can it happen that one needs the information given by config.guess if
> she has no compiler? I mean, config.guess and Co are mostly used to
> tune compilation stuff (this is my understanding, but I have poor
> knowledge).
It would be nice if, even when config.guess couldn't find a compiler,
it still guessed as much as possible from the unames, even if that
won't enable processor-specific optimizations. For example, if you
can't compile a x86 or alpha test to detect i686 or alphaev8, just say
i386 or alpha.
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