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Hello Again,

On 05/07/14 13:43, Bill Allombert wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 05, 2014 at 12:45:51PM +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
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>> Hello Bill,
>>
>> On 05/07/14 12:29, Bill Allombert wrote:
>>> On Sat, Jul 05, 2014 at 11:24:37AM +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
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>>>> Hello Bill,
>>>>
>>>> thanks for your prompt reply.
>>>>
>>>> gives, as concerned GAP:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> checking for GAP root directory... /usr/lib/gap
>>>> checking for GAP architecture... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc-default64
>>>> checking for GAP include files... /usr/lib/gap/src/compiled.h
>>>> checking for GAP config.h... 
>>>> /usr/lib/gap/bin/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc-default64/config.h
>>>> checking for GAP's gmp.h location... not found, GAP was compiled without 
>>>> GMP
>>>
>>>> I am agree that this issue may be not relevant for the GAP IO package 
>>>> itself, but it may be for
>>>> other GAP packages (e.g., float). The non location of the GMP header
>>>> introduces some inconsistencies
>>>> in the building process, as such it may be fixed.
>>>
>>> GAP does not provide a file gmp.h. Instead, this file is part of libgmp-dev.
>>> GAP is configured in with --with-gmp=system which is a supported 
>>> configuration.
>>
>> I am agree.
>>
>>> AC_FIND_GAP is not shipped with GAP so it is a bug in IO.
>>
>> AC_FIND_GAP is used by some GAP package, so the issue does not concern only 
>> GAP-IO.
>> Even if I am agree to say that the implemented location of gmp.h is weak, it 
>> seems
>> nevertheless that an external include hierarchy is expected in 
>> `/usr/lib/gap/bin/<GAP triplet>/extern'.
>> If this assertion is true, then the --with-gmp=system in GAP does not 
>> complete its jobs properly,
>> so it might be a bug in the GAP source itself --- after all, it is GAP itself
>> that may point the GMP material with which it was built.
> 
> I do not see how gap can generate the extern hierarchy when using
> --with-gmp=system and doing so would be very awkward, and I would rather not
> support it in Debian anyway.
> 
>> What do you think ?
> 
> I reported the bug upstream.
> 

Recorded.
So I will step forward by adapting the locating machinery.

Best wishes,
Jerome


> Cheers,
> Bill.
> 
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