Re: [PATCH] A better (?) _AC_EXEEXT

[Morten Eriksen]

* Akim
| [...] Your patch, as is, does not solve [...]

I know, I know. I don't claim the patch to be perfect, I'm just saying
that it is _better_ than the code it replaces.  :^}

| [...] since AC_PROG_CC launches AC_EXEEXT which uses AC_LINK_IFELSE
| which requires AC_PROG_CC, autoconf should and will fail.  This is
| the circular dependency I'm referring to.
| 
| AC_LINK_IFELSE must keep its AC_REQUIRE on AC_PROG_CC, hence you
| must not use AC_LINK_IFELSE.  That's why I first suggested using
| AC_TRY_EVAL: to avoid the AC_REQUIRE.

Yes, I was aware of that problem -- I just can't think of a good way
to solve it at the moment.

| You may call AC_CANONICAL_TARGET (while AC_CANONICAL_HOST is more
| logical), but you must depend on the *_host variables, *not* the
| target vars.  See the doc for more details.

I think the attached patch will at least improve the situation a
little bit. I couldn't find anything from config.guess matching the
EMX/OS2 stuff, though.

Regards,
Morten

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