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Re: RFA: [PATCH]: MIPS enhancements to libgcj...


David Daney writes:
 > Rainer Orth wrote:
 > 
 > >
 > >This shouldn't be configure options in my opinion, but the problem should
 > >be detected by autoconf if at all possible.  Otherwise, just enable it in
 > >configure.{in, host} for the affected platforms.
 > >
 > >	Rainer
 > >  
 > >
 > The only way I know of to detect the got overflow problem is to build 
 > libgcj and see what happens.  I don't think that can reasonably be done 
 > with autoconf (chicken and egg problem).
 > 
 > The only way to test for broken dladdr is likewise to build libgcj, 
 > install it on the target and run it.  Again something that cannot be 
 > done with autoconf

Can't you do this in configure.host?  i.e. if this is a MIPS target,
build with -xgot and don't use dladdr().  I don't like adding all
these new configure options, especially for temporary workarounds.

Andrew.


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