Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-31 Thread Stepan Kasal
Hello, On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 07:26:41PM +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: +# ... We should not override ac_cv_exeext if it was +# cached, so that the user can short-circuit this test for compilers +# unknown to Autoconf. ... but it would be better if this override were done by assigning

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-31 Thread Paul Eggert
Stepan Kasal [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: * doc/autoconf.texi (System Services): Do not document overriding EXEEXT via ac_cv_exeext=ext. Thanks, I installed that. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-31 Thread Stepan Kasal
Hello, patch forgotten, sorry. Attached to this mail. Stepan On Wed, May 31, 2006 at 02:06:53PM +0200, Stepan Kasal wrote: Hello, On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 07:26:41PM +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: +# ... We should not override ac_cv_exeext if it was +# cached, so that the user can

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-26 Thread Paul Eggert
Ralf Wildenhues [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sure. The first patch is the exeext-reversal.diff here: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf-patches/2006-05/msg00090.html and the second patch is the exeext-postreversal2.diff here:

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-26 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hi Eric, Paul, * Eric Blake wrote on Thu, May 25, 2006 at 02:49:17PM CEST: According to Ralf Wildenhues on 5/25/2006 4:49 AM: +# in a Makefile. Because we should not override ac_cv_exeext if it was +# cached, so that the user can short-circuit this test for compilers +# unknown to

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-25 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Ralf Wildenhues wrote on Tue, May 23, 2006 at 11:05:53AM CEST: * lib/autoconf/lang.m4 (_AC_COMPILER_EXEEXT_DEFAULT): Drop the initialization of `ac_cv_exeext', do not override it if it was already set. Add comment about this potential backward incompatibility. Do not

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-25 Thread Eric Blake
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Ralf, According to Ralf Wildenhues on 5/25/2006 4:49 AM: 2006-05-25 Stepan Kasal [EMAIL PROTECTED] and Ralf Wildenhues [EMAIL PROTECTED] * lib/autoconf/lang.m4 (_AC_COMPILER_EXEEXT_DEFAULT): Drop the initialization of

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-25 Thread Paul Eggert
Ralf Wildenhues [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: OK to commit first the reversal patch posted in an earlier message, then this one? Sorry, I've lost context. Can you please give us a single message that contains both patches, or a URL to both patches? Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-25 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hi Paul, * Paul Eggert wrote on Fri, May 26, 2006 at 12:04:40AM CEST: Ralf Wildenhues [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: OK to commit first the reversal patch posted in an earlier message, then this one? Sorry, I've lost context. Can you please give us a single message that contains both

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-23 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* lib/autoconf/lang.m4 (_AC_COMPILER_EXEEXT_DEFAULT): Drop the initialization of `ac_cv_exeext', do not override it if it was already set. Add comment about this potential backward incompatibility. Do not export `ac_cv_exeext', Libtool hasn't needed this for

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-22 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Stepan Kasal wrote on Sat, May 20, 2006 at 04:08:38PM CEST: Ralf Wildenhues [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm still wondering whether we should just simply revert both patches, I have talked with Ralf by phone, and I agree with him that backing out my cleanup (plus later fixes to it) and

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-20 Thread Stepan Kasal
Hello, Ralf Wildenhues [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm still wondering whether we should just simply revert both patches, I have talked with Ralf by phone, and I agree with him that backing out my cleanup (plus later fixes to it) and replacing it by a couple of straightforward fixes for the

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-19 Thread Tim Kosse
Package: autoconf Version: 2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1 Severity: important If crosscompiling an autotools based package with mingw for Windows using this autoconf version, the resulting executable misses the .exe extension. Going back to autoconf-2.59a-9 solves the problem. Steps to reproduce: -

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-19 Thread Ben Pfaff
Tim Kosse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ./configure --host=i586-mingw32msvc --target=i496-mingw32msvc Does it have the same behavior without the typo (496 - 486)? -- Ben Pfaff email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://benpfaff.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-19 Thread Tim Kosse
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ben Pfaff wrote: Tim Kosse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ./configure --host=i586-mingw32msvc --target=i496-mingw32msvc Does it have the same behavior without the typo (496 - 486)? Sorry for the typo, the line should have been ./configure -

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-19 Thread Ben Pfaff
Tim Kosse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ben Pfaff wrote: Tim Kosse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ./configure --host=i586-mingw32msvc --target=i496-mingw32msvc Does it have the same behavior without the typo (496 - 486)? Sorry for the typo, the line should have been ./configure

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-19 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
[ Cc:ing bug-autoconf as this is a genuine bug IMHO. ] Hi Tim, Thanks for reporting this! * Tim Kosse wrote on Fri, May 19, 2006 at 10:56:01AM CEST: Package: autoconf Version: 2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1 Severity: important If crosscompiling an autotools based package with mingw for Windows

Bug#368012: mingw crosscompilation broken with autoconf-2.59.cvs.2006.05.13-1

2006-05-19 Thread Paul Eggert
Re http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=368012, Ralf Wildenhues [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf-patches/2006-04/msg00027.html ... broke this. I'm still wondering whether we should just simply revert both patches, ... and leave a cleanup of