Re: A patch for config.guess

[hjl at lucon dot org (H.J. Lu)]

> 
> 
>   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.
> 

Can you tell me whom the maintainer of config.guess is?

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H.J. Lu (hjl@gnu.org)