Re: host_os has a space in it

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello Sean,

* address@hidden wrote on Tue, May 02, 2006 at 08:20:50AM CEST:
> Hi. My host_os & build_os is "linux gnu" instead of what I expect is the
> usual "linux-gnu". Seems like a bug to me but hey im just an end user. It
> took me forever just to figure out which program defines host_os.

Hmm.  I thought we had eliminated this bug already.
Which shell are you using?  Are you using libltdl?

> The space causes the libtool make process to execute "gnu" as a shell
> command, presumably pooches others as well.

Yep.

> I updated to autoconf from 2.59 to 2.59c. I just tried the current 2.59d
> cvs.

> config.log:build_os='linux gnu'
> config.log:host='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
> config.log:host_os='linux gnu'

Are you sure you reran autoconf on the sources?  What does
  find . -name configure | xargs head

output, when you are in the top directory of your source tree?

Cheers, and thanks for the bug report,
Ralf