[Buildroot] [PATCH] json-c: needs host-autoconf

[Baruch Siach <baruch@tkos.co.il>]

Hi Thomas,

Thomas Petazzoni writes:
> On Tue, 28 Aug 2018 21:35:57 +0200, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
>> Wait, wait, why is this needed? This is a standard autotools package,
>> it shouldn't need autoheader at build time.
>> 
>> Isn't it that there is a bogus timestamp or something like that forces
>> some files to be re-generated ?
>> 
>> This problem only appears on Joseph's machine:
>> http://autobuild.buildroot.net/?reason=json-glib%.
>> 
>> It doesn't happen on my autobuilder, even though it doesn't have
>> autoheader installed system-wide.
>
> Sorry, I messed up here: the package being fixed is json-c, not
> json-glib. So the build failure does occur on several autobuilders:
> http://autobuild.buildroot.net/?reason=json-c%.
>
> However, I would still like to see an explanation of why autoheader is
> needed in an autotools package. It should not be needed.

You are right. Updating the config.h.in timestamp is enough to avoid
autoheader. I sent an updated patch.

Thanks for noting.

baruch

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