Re: corebase - configure and compiler checks

[Luboš Doležel]

Dne 23.9.2015 v 09:08 Riccardo Mottola napsal(a):
> Hi,
>
> I just modified CoreBase configure to use the compiler specified 
> during make (if you do not decide to overrirde with CC). That way, if 
> you have multiple compilers installed (e.g. gcc and clang, or several 
> gcc versions) it will try to use the same or a mess happens. I suppose 
> this should be good practice when mising configure with gnustep make, 
> I will update other packages that way.
>
> I noticed however that the existing configure file was checking 
> explicitely for the objective-c preprocessor. GS make doesn't provide 
> that value, I noticed it does not get used at all, so I removed it and 
> everything worked fine. If instead it was of use, let's discuss an 
> alternative solution. Perhaps a way do derive it from C or CPP ?
>
> Riccardo
Hi,

I believe CoreBase doesn't need an ObjC compiler at all (nor a 
preprocessor).

The only thing it needs to know is whether to support Toll-Free Bridging 
- this decision is based on whether an ObjC runtime is available.

Luboš