[autoconf-conversion] Something to start with

Daniel Jacobowitz drow at false.org
Sat Jun 14 21:02:53 UTC 2003


On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 04:56:37PM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> The MMAP test is only useful if you can run the executable; it tests
> to see if strncmp accesses memory beyond the string it's checking by
> using mmap to make the next byte be outside its memory space.
> 
> I think it makes sense to at least get a few directories converted
> (preferably different classes of directories: build, host, target,
> etc) before we start submitting anything.  That way we'll have a
> better warm-n-fuzzy that we've at least seen all the weird cases we're
> going to encounter.
> 
> Let's at least not start with the one that triggers the most exception
> cases ;-)

That's why I did it second :)

We've currently got libiberty, gas, and fastjar.  Any others in
particular you would like to see in the first pass?

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer



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