From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp103.mer-nm.internl.net (smtp103.mer-nm.internl.net [217.149.192.139]) by mail.openembedded.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82C7160CFC for ; Wed, 13 Aug 2014 05:13:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from amavisd-new (mailscanner08.wrt-nm.internl.net [217.149.192.54]) by smtp103.mer-nm.internl.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C37F3F504; Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:13:50 +0200 (CEST) X-Spam-scanned: scanned by InterNLnet Mail Scan System X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.2 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.2 tagged_above=-999 required=4.5 tests=[BAYES_00=-2.9, URIBL_BLACK=1.7] autolearn=no X-Spam-Languages: en Received: from smtp103.mer-nm.internl.net ([217.149.192.139]) by amavisd-new (mailscanner08.wrt-nm.internl.net [217.149.192.160]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP; Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:13:49 +0200 (CEST) Received: from TOP-EX01.TOPIC.LOCAL (mail.topic.nl [82.204.13.182]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp103.mer-nm.internl.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS; Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:13:48 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.80.45] (192.168.80.45) by TOP-EX01.TOPIC.LOCAL (192.168.10.102) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.181.6; Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:13:58 +0200 Message-ID: <53EAF40B.8050301@topic.nl> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:13:47 +0200 From: Mike Looijmans User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.2.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Burton, Ross" References: <53EA5178.7020209@topic.nl> In-Reply-To: X-Originating-IP: [192.168.80.45] X-EXCLAIMER-MD-CONFIG: 9833cda7-5b21-4d34-9a38-8d025ddc3664 X-EXCLAIMER-MD-BIFURCATION-INSTANCE: 0 Cc: OE-core Subject: Re: Autotools and "foreign" X-BeenThere: openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Patches and discussions about the oe-core layer List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 05:13:54 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BFOn 08/12/2014 08:57 PM, Burton, Ross wrote: > On 12 August 2014 18:40, Mike Looijmans wrote: >> Is there an alternative to manually patching all of these packages to ge= t >> them to compile once more? > > Depends on the package, but generally you'll need to update the > automake macro at the top of configure.ac (and submit a patch upstream > as this should have been fixed years ago). Basically, you're saying "no" then? > Encouraging said upstreams to use autoreconf instead of (likely) > home-grown crazy would be a good move whilst you're talking to them. That might be the case if said upstream people actually still existed. Most= of=20 these packages have since long been abandoned. So I guess I'll have to cook up a class that works around it, just adding t= he=20 "missing" files into the S directory might do the trick. Mike. Met vriendelijke groet / kind regards, Mike Looijmans TOPIC Embedded Systems Eindhovenseweg 32-C, NL-5683 KH Best Postbus 440, NL-5680 AK Best Telefoon: (+31) (0) 499 33 69 79 Telefax: (+31) (0) 499 33 69 70 E-mail: mike.looijmans@topic.nl Website: www.topic.nl Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail Bezoek ons op 9 en 10 september tijdens Technology for Health Den Bosch (st= and 53) http://www.technologyforhealth.nl