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Re: Using newer autoconf in src/winsup directory
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin-patches at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 13:13:35 -0400
- Subject: Re: Using newer autoconf in src/winsup directory
- References: <000001c67e3c$dfb77e80$9d6d65da@anykey> <20060523145159.GB9036@trixie.casa.cgf.cx>
- Reply-to: cygwin-patches at cygwin dot com
On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 10:51:59AM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 07:45:32PM +1200, Danny Smith wrote:
>>RE: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-patches/2006-q2/msg00051.html
>>
>>I am not subscribed to cygwin-patches so I'm posting here. Forgive me
>>if I've transgressed boundares, but I've always considered mingw as a
>>cygwin-dependent app.
>>
>>Applying the above patch, running aclocal and then autoconf-2.5x, then
>>./configure ---host=mingw32 --target=mingw32 works for mingw and w32api
>>subdirs from a cygwin bash shell.
>>
>>I haven't tried with msys tools since I don't have them.
>
>Didn't you notice some problems with AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR being set
>incorrectly, Danny?
>
>I found this and a few problems with the patch, where Cygwin is
>concerned. I'm testing some changes now and hope to have something
>checked in soon.
It's checked in. I had to make a few changes throughout but it seems
to work now.
Thanks, Steve, for providing the patch that led me in the right
direction.
cgf