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From: Wolfgang Bangerth <bangerth@ticam.utexas.edu>
Subject: Re: bootstrap/2236: config.if (gcc 2.95.2, possibly others) pukes
 if it can't find gl*bc 
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The following reply was made to PR bootstrap/2236; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Wolfgang Bangerth <bangerth@ticam.utexas.edu>
To: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: bootstrap/2236: config.if (gcc 2.95.2, possibly others) pukes
 if it can't find gl*bc 
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:04:46 -0600 (CST)

 ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:54:28 -0800 (PST)
 From: david parsons <orc@pell.portland.or.us>
 To: bangerth@dealii.org
 Subject: Re: bootstrap/2236: config.if (gcc 2.95.2,
      possibly others) pukes if it can't find gl*bc
 
 bangerth@dealii.org wrote:
 > 
 > Synopsis: config.if (gcc 2.95.2, possibly others) pukes if it can't find gl*bc
 > 
 > State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback
 > State-Changed-By: bangerth
 > State-Changed-When: Tue Nov 19 07:58:44 2002
 > State-Changed-Why:
 >     This is a rather old bootstrap error. Can you say whether this
 >     still happens with newer versions of gcc?
 >     
 >     Thanks, W.
 
    This patch gets around the test for gl*bc (in gcc 3.2) -- there
    appear to be other places where portability is tossed out the
    window, but at least configure gets more done before it hits the
    next unportable section.
 
 *** config.if~  Tue Nov 19 10:48:10 2002
 --- config.if   Tue Nov 19 10:48:58 2002
 ***************
 *** 63,71 ****
         rm -f $dummy.c $dummy
         else
         # It should never happen.
 !       echo "Cannot find the GNU C library minor version number." >&2
         rm -f $dummy.c $dummy
 !       exit 1
         fi
       else
         # Cross compiling. Assume glibc 2.1.
 --- 63,71 ----
         rm -f $dummy.c $dummy
         else
         # It should never happen.
 !       echo "Congratulations! This system doesn't use the GNU C library" >&2
         rm -f $dummy.c $dummy
 !       libc_interface=-
         fi
       else
         # Cross compiling. Assume glibc 2.1.
 
 
     -david parsons
 
 > 
 > http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&pr=2236
 >