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Re: A patch for config.guess
- To: hjl at lucon dot org (H.J. Lu)
- Subject: Re: A patch for config.guess
- From: Jeffrey A Law <law at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 02:05:49 -0600
- cc: bug-dejagnu at gnu dot org, egcs-patches at cygnus dot com
- Reply-To: law at cygnus dot com
In message <m0zSOga-000396C@ocean.lucon.org>you write:
> Hi,
>
> This is a very old patch. The problem with config.guess is it uses the fixe
> d
> temp name, dummy. It will run into trouble when several config.guess proces
> ses
> are running at the same time. It can happen during:
>
> 1. Configure different GNU packages at the same time on the same machine.
> 2. Configure one GNU package when dejagnu is running. Both invoke config.gu
> ess.
> 3. 2 or more dejagnu processes are running at the same time.
>
> I have reported this bug with a patch to egcs more than a year ago. I guess
> it may not be the best place to send to. I am sending this to both dejagnu
> and egcs. I hope it will be fixed this time.
Please send this to whomever maintains config.guess.
We don't want to diverge from teh FSF version any more than is absolutely
necessary.
jeff