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Re: autogen.sh warnings
From: |
Robert Millan |
Subject: |
Re: autogen.sh warnings |
Date: |
Wed, 9 Dec 2009 23:56:31 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) |
On Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 04:19:08PM -0600, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> Robert Millan wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 07:21:28PM +0000, Colin Watson wrote:
>>> On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 11:38:06AM -0600, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
>>>> configure.ac:176: required file `./config.rpath' not found
>>>>
>>>> The can be fixed by `touch config.rpath`
>>> configure does actually run this, so I'd recommend copying the file from
>>> gettext or gnulib instead.
>>
>> config.{guess,sub} are automatically updated. Can't config.rpath be
>> handled the same way?
>>
>> In any case, this warning is harmless AFAICT.
>
> Yes, it is harmless, but removing it is just more professional. I don't
> have a problem with suppressing specific warnings if they have been
> considered and found inappropriate.
>
> I'm pretty sure config.rpath only exists for ld. There is is only used
> when linking an ELF executable with shared objects. Since GRUB doesn't
> create any libraries, then it is not appropriate. An empty config.rpath
> is not unreasonable in this case.
I wouldn't spend a lot of time with this. If you think it's better to
remove the config.rpath warning, I don't mind. If you find an easy way
to have autogen.sh update it, all the better. I'd just like to avoid the
burden of perpetually updating this file by hand.
--
Robert Millan
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- Re: autogen.sh warnings, (continued)
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Bruce Dubbs, 2009/12/09
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Felix Zielcke, 2009/12/09
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Bruce Dubbs, 2009/12/09
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Felix Zielcke, 2009/12/09
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Bruce Dubbs, 2009/12/10
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Felix Zielcke, 2009/12/10
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Bruce Dubbs, 2009/12/10
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Robert Millan, 2009/12/24
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Bruce Dubbs, 2009/12/28
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Robert Millan, 2009/12/09
- Re: autogen.sh warnings,
Robert Millan <=
Re: autogen.sh warnings, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko, 2009/12/07
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Bruce Dubbs, 2009/12/07
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko, 2009/12/07
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Bruce Dubbs, 2009/12/07
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Colin Watson, 2009/12/07
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko, 2009/12/07
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Bruce Dubbs, 2009/12/07
- Re: autogen.sh warnings, Colin Watson, 2009/12/07
- Building system (Re: autogen.sh warnings), Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko, 2009/12/07
- Re: Building system (Re: autogen.sh warnings), Bruce Dubbs, 2009/12/07