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Re: Unanswered Questions and Configure/Make Problems (minor)
From: |
Ben Elliston |
Subject: |
Re: Unanswered Questions and Configure/Make Problems (minor) |
Date: |
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:39:29 +1000 |
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Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) |
Tom,
> While installing dejagnu 1.4.4 on an old Linux host, I followed the
> INSTALL and README instructions:
>
> ./configure MYHOSTYPE
Hmm. I don't see that in any of the documentation (at least now).
The whole point of config.guess is that you don't need to know your
host type. Just run ./configure.
> Without the option I got no warnings.
Right.
> + Do I need to have a special user for the tests?
No. It's just usual to do this on systems where you want the tests to
run with minimal privilege (for example, a small embedded system).
> I also have some suggestions for updating the docs which I will send
> as a patch later if you are interested.
Yes, please do.
Cheers, Ben