Re: infinite loop in configure for glibc-2.2.[23]

[Allan Clark <allanc at chickenandporn dot com>]

On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 02:48:33PM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Tuesday 19 April 2005 12:58 pm, Daniel Kegel wrote:
> > "checking host system type... Invalid configuration
> > `powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu': machine `powerpc64-unknown' not recognized"
> 
> doesnt this error come from config.{sub,guess} ?  if so, why not start 
> packaging up-to-date versions from the GNU/config cvs on savannah in 
> crosstool ?
> 
> then once you've unpacked/patched/etc... and just before you run configure on 
> any package, simply run a `find` for config.{sub,guess} and replace every one 
> with the up-to-date version ?

*usually* that's safe to do, especially because config.sub and config.guess tend to add new hosts, not redefine exists triples.  I would push for logic that replaces them on a configurable point, or can "know", for example, that glibc-2.2.2 has to use the config.* it shipped with.  More trouble than it's worth?  I dunno, I'm not implementing it (or did I just touch the "sticky baby"?)

Allan

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