Re: Why was handling of program_prefix changed?

[Ian Lance Taylor]

Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:

> Part of the revamping that Autoconf suffered from 2 to 2 1/2,
> including its relationship to cross-compilation.  In particular, the
> confusing definitions have been ``fixed'' and the corresponding
> options have been simplified.  Now:
> 
> - passing --host means you cross compile (whatever the relationship
>   between host and build)
> 
> - passing --target means you build a cross-tool (whatever the
>   relationship bw host and target).

Hmmm.  Thanks.  This means the Cygnus configure script and the
corresponding top level Makefile, which is used by gcc and friends,
will have to be changed.  Those files will have to do the comparisons
which autoconf used to do itself.

I'm not sure who will do that.  I unfortunately don't have time to
look into it now.

Ian