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checking version of a specific language interpreter/compiler
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Guillaume Rousse |
Subject: |
checking version of a specific language interpreter/compiler |
Date: |
Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:26:27 +0200 |
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Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (X11/20060618) |
I'm trying to implement a minimum version check for OCaml. Looking at
various existing implementations of such checks (python, libxml2,
etc...), I see all of them relying on executing a code fragment in the
target language through AC_TRY_RUN, instead of standard shell code.
However, autoconf manual discourage such checks:
"Avoid running test programs if possible, because this prevents people
from configuring your package for cross-compiling."
So, is there a reason for prefering target code here ?
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Guillaume Rousse
Projet Estime, INRIA
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