From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pavel Roskin Subject: Re: [PATCH] Makefile: set USE_PIC on Linux x86_64 for linking with Git.pm Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:03:00 -0400 Message-ID: <1151625780.10358.13.camel@dv> References: <20060628183557.GA5713@fiberbit.xs4all.nl> <7vr719159v.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> <7virml14za.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> <20060628192145.GD5713@fiberbit.xs4all.nl> <1151527945.1619.17.camel@dv> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Fri Jun 30 02:03:30 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Fw6Tj-0006vk-6v for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:03:23 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751328AbWF3ADH (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:03:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751334AbWF3ADG (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:03:06 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]:61879 "EHLO fencepost.gnu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751328AbWF3ADE (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:03:04 -0400 Received: from proski by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.34) id 1Fw6TP-0004nz-NS for git@vger.kernel.org; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:03:03 -0400 Received: from proski by dv.roinet.com with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Fw6TN-0002iz-C1; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:03:01 -0400 To: Jakub Narebski In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Evolution 2.7.3 (2.7.3-4) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hi, Jakub! I don't have the newsgroup access, so I'm copying to the mailing list instead. On Fri, 2006-06-30 at 00:22 +0200, Jakub Narebski wrote: > If I remember correctly everybody agreed that autoconf is least evil of the > whole autotools package. Sort of. Some people were less dismissive than others. > pasky suggested to write ./configure script by > hand on #git... That's probably not a good idea. Autoconf can do this very well if used correctly. And I'm ready to help when it comes to correctness. > I'm trying to do inobtrusive _optional_ autoconf support in the patch series > beginning with > Message-ID: <200606290301.51657.jnareb@gmail.com> > http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/22832 The problem with optional support is that you suddenly have two alternative mechanisms to adjust the build to the system, and both should be kept in a working condition. But it's a good first step. > Please wait for the patch moving ./autoconf output away from config.mak > (as some people here requested), and do contribute! My autoconf/m4 > experience is nonexistent (I'm learning it as I go). See comments in the > third [PATCH/RFC] in series. > > BTW. patches are against master. The link doesn't show the "@" characters correctly. Maybe somebody could establish a git repository? Ideally, the autoconf changes should go to one of the Git branches. -- Regards, Pavel Roskin