Re: Link tests when cross compiling

[NightStrike]

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Eric Blake <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 04/12/2013 02:20 PM, NightStrike wrote:
>> Why are link tests not allowed when cross compiling?  You don't have
>> to run the exe to verify that linking worked.
>
> What gave you the impression that link tests are not allowed when cross
> compiling?  We use link tests all the time.  It is run tests that
> require a fallback when cross-compiling, not link tests.
>
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checking for main in -lpthread... configure: error: link tests are not
allowed after AC_NO_EXECUTABLES

That's me trying to use AC_CHECK_LIB when cross compiling.