Re: libg++ (again)

[Manfred Hollstein <manfred@s-direktnet.de>]

On Thu, 12 March 1998, 08:22:04, hjl@lucon.org wrote:

 > > 
 > > On Wed, 11 March 1998, 20:07:00, jkj@sco.com wrote:
 > > 
 > >  > Ok.
 > >  > Got libstdc++2.8.1. Got libg++2.8.1. Moves the extracted libg++2.8.1 into
 > >  > libstdc++ directory and called it "libg++". Which, by the way, the
 > >  > README doesnt tell you to do. Do a configure inthe main dir, start the
 > >  > make, and everything works to a point. First think it barfs on it a
 > >  > lack of "rx.h" ... did GNU rx used to be in this package somewhere?
 > >  > Then start make again and it gets further, this time stopping due to:
 > >  > 'No rule to make target libgxx.list'.
 > >  > 
 > >  > This is on a multi-libbed target, if that makes any difference.
 > > 
 > > Who packaged this file? The directory librx is missing, and I'd
 > > suppose adding the README.libg++ file wouldn't be bad, either.
 > > 
 > 
 > Jeff, could you please install my egcs/configure patch? libstdc++
 > 2.8.1 has it. But egcs doesn't. People still need to apply my patch
 > contained in README.libg++ if they want to use it as the libg++ addon
 > for egcs. Thanks.
 > 

As H.J. tried this several times now with no luck, perhaps it might
help to tell you, this patch is _really necessary_ and _fixes a real
bug_ in the configure mechanism.

I've used it since several months (and yes, even while building in
srcdir and even with multilibs, too ;-) without any problems - it's
really safe to be put into the release and the main trunk.

Just my 2 cents...

manfred