On 07/12/2012 04:00 PM, Peter Rosin wrote: > > Stefano Lattarini wrote: >> >> Since that requirement is only needed for bootstrapping, I could send >> you a (patched) tarball to test (so that you'll only require an >> autoconf >= 2.62). Would that be more acceptable? > > Shoot! > Sent in private.
>>> So, reading the patch instead, I think the method for querying case >>> insensitivity seems a bit fragile >>> >> Agreed (albeit it does its dirty work for now). Any suggestion on >> how to make it more reliable? > > Is test /usr/bin/CC -ef /usr/bin/cc portable enough? > I have no idea ... it seems to work on Cygwin 1.5 though. Anyway, I think that testing for "test /bin/RMDIR -ef /bin/rmdir" might even be more portable. That's what I'll do if there is no further objection (and I'll sent you an updated tarball to test, before pushing out the patch). > Does it work at all? Just an idea... > > Cheers, > Peter Regards, Stefano
