Re: autoconf attempts to execute a stdlib that it only compiled, and did not link

[Stepan Kasal]

Hello,

On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 08:41:18AM +0200, Tim Van Holder wrote:
> > -[AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <stdlib.h>
> > +[AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <stdlib.h>
> >  #include <stdarg.h>
> >  #include <string.h>
> >  #include <float.h>

> This is wrong for two reasons:
> - It's a test for _headers_, so linking is not what's required

Yes, I agree.  

> - Any linking tests break cross-compilation,

Though I agree that the proposed change shouldn't be accepted, I think
this reason is not correct:  linking should work in cross compiling
environment.  It's _run_ which is (almost) impossible.

Have a nice day,
        Stepan Kasal