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From: Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>
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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] qemu: Fix incorrect zlib check error
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Hollis Blanchard wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:57 AM, Deepa Srinivasan <deepas@us.ibm.com> wrote:
>   
>> qemu: Fix incorrect zlib check error
>>
>> From: Deepa Srinivasan <deepas@us.ibm.com>
>>
>> Include the CFLAGS and LDFLAGS variables in the check for zlib. When cross-compiling
>> for PowerPC, the path for zlib headers and libraries are passed in the CFLAGS
>> and LDFLAGS respectively. While this patch fixes only the check for zlib,
>> this issue potentially affects other configure tests as well.
>>     
>
> Doesn't anybody else cross-compile qemu? AFAICS, this patch is
> required to specify the location of cross-built libraries like zlib.
>   

That's if you're using --extra-cflags.  I cross compile without using 
--extra-cflags by installing libraries in the path of the cross 
environment.  For instance, I have a /usr/i586-mingw32msvc path and the 
include/ directory in their has a zlib.h.  This is what will be used by 
default.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

> -Hollis
>
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