Re: configure: how to skip a test?

[llewelly]

"Andreas Sch." <no_reply@yahoo.com> writes:

> Hi!
>
> I'd like to use the autoconf/automake/configure tools
> for a project which uses SystemC.
> SystemC is a hardware description language based on
> C++ and comes with a simulation library which has
> the symbol "main" built-in.
>
> When I run configure a test is performed to determine
> if the C++ compiler can create executables. Since the
> test includes a source with its own main the linker
> complains having multiple definitions of it.
>
> I could simply modify the configure script and remove
> all those tests but would prefer a more elegant solution.
> Does anybody know how to prevent configure from
> doing these tests (or allowing them to fail)?
>
> Thanks for any pointers!
> Andreas Schallenberg
>
> P.S.: If there is a news group which is more on-topic,
> please tell me. I found none.

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