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Re: [RFC] Multi-processor friendly autoconf?


From: Bonzini
Subject: Re: [RFC] Multi-processor friendly autoconf?
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 17:36:50 +0200

> How will you write config.status and config.log in a serial manner?  Use a
> bunch of little files and assemble them at the end?  If the configure
> script aborts with an error, where will the user find the diagnostic
> information?

Maybe with trap?  Remember that there is still a configure shell script that
acts as a driver.

The most problematic thing is whether the speed increase on multi-processors
will be coupled with a speed decrease (untolerable given current autoconf's
speed!) on uni-processors.

Paolo






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