Re: [PATCH] build: add --with-rundir option to configure

[Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>]

On 22/02/17 07:53, Juergen Gross wrote:
> On 20/02/17 16:19, Andrew Cooper wrote:
>> On 20/02/17 14:43, Juergen Gross wrote:
>>> On 20/02/17 15:31, Wei Liu wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 08:47:07AM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote:
>>>>> There have been reports that Fedora 25 uses /run instead of /var/run.
>>>>>
>>>>> Add a --with-rundir option ito configure to be able to specify that
>>>> I've read this thread but I'm not sure if I need to take any action or
>>>> all the comments addressed -- especially the part about autoconf.
>>> Andrew, are you fine with my answer regarding autoconf? Or do you have
>>> some information regarding --runstatedir which could help?
>> Oh sorry.  Didn't realise I was blocking here.  I have no specific
>> information, other than the quick search I did.
>>
>> Can't the future problem be worked around just with if autoconf version
>> < 2.70 ?
> I don't think it is possible to add configure options other than
> --disable-*, --enable-*, --with-* or --without-* by other means than
> patching general.m4 of autoconf. I don't think we want to do that.

Ok.  In which case lets go with 3).

~Andrew

>
> So the possibilities are:
>
> 1. don't support /run instead of /var/run via configure
> 2. patch autoconf to support --runstatedir
> 3. take this patch adding support via --with-rundir and possibly
>    switch over to --runstatedir when a new autoconf version is
>    available
>
> I'm in favor of (3.).
>
>
> Juergen
>


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