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Re: [PATCH, Darwin, config] Arrange for configure to detect "otool".
- From: Mike Stump <mikestump at comcast dot net>
- To: Iain Sandoe <iain at sandoe dot co dot uk>
- Cc: GCC Patches <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 18:15:48 -0700
- Subject: Re: [PATCH, Darwin, config] Arrange for configure to detect "otool".
- References: <B18371E2-490F-4F9A-B70D-434B801BFE50@sandoe.co.uk>
On Aug 30, 2018, at 8:45 AM, Iain Sandoe <iain@sandoe.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Currently, we fail to detect some Darwin assembler capabilities because the
> configure tests rely on a BINUTILS objdump, which isn’t generally available
> on Darwin.
>
> Darwin uses a tool called "otool" to provide information about objects, and we
> should be able to extend or adapt config tests to use this.
>
> libtool already ‘knows’ about otool, we just need to teach the GCC configury.
>
> OK for trunk?
Ok once the sorting comment is resolved.