On 01/08/2012 05:06 PM, Peter Johansson wrote: > On 1/8/12 7:56 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: >> >> >> The attached patch should take care of the problem. Tested using >> this script in PATH as the `ln' program: > > Hi Stefano, > Hi Peter.
> I'm just curious if there is a reason not to use AC_PROG_LN_S as provided > by Autoconf. > > I thought one could call that macro in Autoconf and place a line > > LN_S=@LN_S@ > > in 'defs.in' and then replace all 'ln -s' with '$LN_S' in tests. > Ah, but the "ln -s" in the testsuite are used only in places where we want *real* symlinks (and want to skip some tests if they are not available), so using $LN_S would quite defy the purpose. > In that way you avoid having another script to maintain. > Oh, don't worry: that script was only a temporary hack to allow me testing the patch on GNU/Linux, since I don't have easy access to a MinGW system. It has already been deleted and forgotten. Sorry if I haven't been clear. > Am I missing something? > I hope the above clarifies your doubts. Thanks, Stefano
