{"thread":{"id":"10122","subject":"[PATCH] the ar tool is called gar on some systems","startedAt":"2007-10-03T01:49:34Z","lastAt":"2007-10-03T04:55:23Z","messageCount":2,"participants":["Robert Schiele","Junio C Hamano"],"isPatch":true,"patchVersion":1,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"54638","messageId":"20071003014934.GF20753@schiele.dyndns.org","threadId":"10122","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"[PATCH] the ar tool is called gar on some systems","fromName":"Robert Schiele","fromEmail":"rschiele@gmail.com","sentAt":"2007-10-03T01:49:34Z","receivedAt":"2007-10-03T01:49:34Z","isPatch":true,"sender":{"key":"rschiele@gmail.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/409473567eb2287d5f0157b51f5b703994b347f24f92172e3a0588741c27a492?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Some systems that have only installed the GNU toolchain (prefixed with \"g\")\ndo not provide \"ar\" but only \"gar\".  Make configure find this tool as well.\n\nSigned-off-by: Robert Schiele <rschiele@gmail.com>\n---\nI sent that some weeks ago but it seems it got lost.\n\n configure.ac |    2 +-\n 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)\n\ndiff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac\nindex 84fd7f1..ed7cc89 100644\n--- a/configure.ac\n+++ b/configure.ac\n@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ AC_MSG_NOTICE([CHECKS for programs])\n #\n AC_PROG_CC([cc gcc])\n #AC_PROG_INSTALL\t\t# needs install-sh or install.sh in sources\n-AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar, :)\n+AC_CHECK_TOOLS(AR, [gar ar], :)\n AC_CHECK_PROGS(TAR, [gtar tar])\n # TCLTK_PATH will be set to some value if we want Tcl/Tk\n # or will be empty otherwise.\n-- \n1.5.2.3\n"},{"id":"54654","messageId":"7vlkakhk5g.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org","threadId":"10122","inReplyTo":"20071003014934.GF20753@schiele.dyndns.org","subject":"Re: [PATCH] the ar tool is called gar on some systems","fromName":"Junio C Hamano","fromEmail":"gitster@pobox.com","sentAt":"2007-10-03T04:55:23Z","receivedAt":"2007-10-03T04:55:23Z","isPatch":true,"sender":{"key":"gitster@pobox.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/54884?v=4"},"body":"Robert Schiele <rschiele@gmail.com> writes:\n\n> Some systems that have only installed the GNU toolchain (prefixed with \"g\")\n> do not provide \"ar\" but only \"gar\".  Make configure find this tool as well.\n>\n> Signed-off-by: Robert Schiele <rschiele@gmail.com>\n> ---\n> I sent that some weeks ago but it seems it got lost.\n\nI still have the original one in my mailbox.  Hasn't applied as\nwe hadn't heard anybody cheering or thanking for the patch, but\nI do not see anything _wrong_ with it, so let's apply.\n"}]}