> I have had consistent trouble getting autoconf to work on the Hurd. I don't recall hearing about this before.
> When I built ssh and ntp4 both the autoconf program created a truncated > configure file. That is probably either a bug in m4 or a bug in libc that m4 triggers. > o I read through the autoconf script, and changed it so that it did > not use precompiled include files. Say what now? > o I figured out which input file was generating the last output, and > what the next output should be. I isolated the place where the > output stopped. I don't recall what the details were here, but I > remember thinking there was nothing peculiar happening there. I > was particularly looking for diversions gone awry, but I don't > remember seeing them. > o I verified that the same shell scripts in Linux generate sensible, > non-truncated configuration files. > o I whined about this in private email to somebody, who told me he > sees it sometimes too, and blames m4. > > In general, these days I run autoconf on my linux machine, and use the > resulting configuration file to configure the Hurd. My personal > interest is not in debugging m4 problems, though someone certainly > should look into it. Since I have a workaround I am letting it go > for later. > > ---------------------- > Bill White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "There's no art to find the mind's construction in the ASCII." > Macbeth, Act I scene 1 (first draft). > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
