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Re: [PATCH] improve 'autotools-install'
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Assaf Gordon |
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Re: [PATCH] improve 'autotools-install' |
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Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:15:02 -0500 |
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Hello Stefano,
Stefano Lattarini wrote, On 02/22/2013 02:30 AM:
> On 02/22/2013 12:08 AM, Assaf Gordon wrote:
>>
> I think this explanation should go in the commit message of the second patch,
> as it makes clear why such patch is needed.
>
Good idea, attached an improved patch.
>>
>> Sadly, autotools-install still doesn't complete, because gettext0.18.1
>> fails to compile with stpncpy() related problem (exactly as solved in
>> coreutils [2]) but that's is not a coreutil bug.
>>
> Is the issue still present with the latest gettext version (1.18.2)? If not,
> you could update the '$tarballs' definition to point to that instead.
No, 0.18.2 doesn't compile either.
Eric Blake already found the fix for this, I'll just send the gettext people a
bug report.
>
> Also, I see that the Automake version referenced by '$tarballs' is still
> 1.12.3; I think it should be updated to the latest available version
> (1.13.2 at the moment of writing).
>
I can send a separate patch for that, but perhaps others would chime in as to
whether this should be done?
I assume changing version (1.12 vs 1.13) should be done when it's explicitly
needed?
-gordon
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