Hi, I think winsup/configure.ac needs some TLC ...
Yes, you can specify "--without-cross-bootstrap" in order to skip building with the MinGW toolchain, but only after the relevant macro and subsequent test have been modified, as follows: (proof follows testfile) Testfile: relevant part of winsup/configure.ac AC_INIT([myproject], [123], [[email protected]], [https://autotools.io/]) # Useful for bootstrapping a cross-compiler: specify --without-cross-bootstrap in order # to NOT check for MinGW libraries (a relevant comment to be added to this file?) # winsup/configure.ac around line 43: AC_ARG_WITH([cross_bootstrap], [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-cross-bootstrap], [ hunt for the MinGW Toolchain ...])], # [a] [], [with_cross_bootstrap=yes]) # <==== default if no switch is specified (modified from no to yes) # [a] to be replaced by # [build programs using the MinGW toolchain ...])], # OR: # [specify --without-cross-bootstrap in order to skip building with the MinGW toolchain ...)])], # OR: # ... whatever you think is appropriate ... # --with-FOO => with_ := yes do hunt for the mingw tools # --with-FOO=yes => with_ := yes do hunt for the mingw tools # --without-FOO => with_ := no do NOT hunt for the mingw tools # --with-FOO=no => with_ := no do NOT hunt for the mingw tools # --with-FOO=none => with_ := none do hunt for the mingw tools (none = anything else than yes or no) echo $with_cross_bootstrap # winsup/configure.ac around line 135: # Note: the present test is inadequate ... <==== modified test! if test "x$with_cross_bootstrap" == "xyes" || test "x$with_cross_bootstrap" != "xno"; then echo "... Hunt for the mingw tools" echo "... Hunt for the mingw tools" fi echo "Hi" # eof R. Henri Proof: @@ rm -fr autom4te.cache configure @@ autoconf @@ ./configure yes ... Hunt for the MinGW Toolchain. Hi @@ ./configure --without-cross-bootstrap <==== no Hi @@ ./configure --with-cross-bootstrap yes ... Hunt for the MinGW Toolchain. Hi Argument provided to the --with-FOO switch: @@ ./configure --with-cross-bootstrap=yes yes ... Hunt for the MinGW Toolchain. Hi @@ ./configure --with-cross-bootstrap=no no Hi @@ ./configure --with-cross-bootstrap=none none ... Hunt for the MinGW Toolchain. Hi However: As expected: only the --with-FOO switch accepts an argument @@ ./configure --without-cross-bootstrap=yes configure: error: invalid package name: cross-bootstrap=yes # abort! (retval == 1) @@ ./configure --without-cross-bootstrap=no configure: error: invalid package name: cross-bootstrap=no # abort! (retval == 1) @@ ===== -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
