[Bug libstdc++/30365] No possibility to disable large file support (LFS)

["joseph at codesourcery dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Comment #22 from joseph at codesourcery dot com  2007-01-04 13:17 -------
Subject: Re:  No possibility to disable large file
 support (LFS)

On Thu, 4 Jan 2007, pcarlini at suse dot de wrote:

> ------- Comment #21 from pcarlini at suse dot de  2007-01-04 13:12 -------
> (In reply to comment #20)
> > Since I made cross-Linux configurations require link tests to work in 
> > order to build libstdc++ (because of another area where uClibc is 
> > configurable, <math.h> functions), it should be possible to use the link 
> > test for LFS support rather than unconditionally enabling it.
> 
> Ah, that would be so simple. On the other hand, do you think changing the test
> to be a compile test would cause any trouble? In general, I believe the fewer
> link tests we have the better.

uClibc has this unfortunate habit of declaring functions in the headers 
even if they are configured out and so not present in the library.  So for 
anything involving uClibc, link tests are more reliable.


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