Re: [PATCH] Makefile: set USE_PIC on Linux x86_64 for linking with Git.pm

From: Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>
Date: Jun 30, 2006, 00:03 UTC
Message-ID: <1151625780.10358.13.camel@dv>
In-Reply-To: <e81jr5$l1c$1@sea.gmane.org>

Hi, Jakub!

I don't have the newsgroup access, so I'm copying to the mailing list instead.

On Fri, 2006-06-30 at 00:22 +0200, Jakub Narebski wrote:

> If I remember correctly everybody agreed that autoconf is least evil of the
> whole autotools package.

Sort of.  Some people were less dismissive than others.

>  pasky suggested to write ./configure script by
> hand on #git...

That's probably not a good idea. Autoconf can do this very well if used correctly. And I'm ready to help when it comes to correctness.

> I'm trying to do inobtrusive _optional_ autoconf support in the patch series
> beginning with
>   Message-ID: <200606290301.51657.jnareb@gmail.com>
>   http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/22832

The problem with optional support is that you suddenly have two alternative mechanisms to adjust the build to the system, and both should be kept in a working condition. But it's a good first step.

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> Please wait for the patch moving ./autoconf output away from config.mak
> (as some people here requested), and do contribute! My autoconf/m4
> experience is nonexistent (I'm learning it as I go). See comments in the
> third [PATCH/RFC] in series.
> 
> BTW. patches are against master.

The link doesn't show the "@" characters correctly. Maybe somebody could establish a git repository? Ideally, the autoconf changes should go to one of the Git branches.

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Regards,
Pavel Roskin