[configury patch] don't add 'mpfr' to --with-mpfr-dir
Paul Brook
paul@codesourcery.com
Mon Jun 6 15:22:00 GMT 2005
> > > Also, the way --with-mpfr-dir worked made it impossible to use a
> > > standalone mpfr
> > > that wasn't installed, effectively rendering that option useless.
> >
> > Useless at least for that case, agreed. I'm not sure which variant (gmp
> > --with-mpfr or gmp with standalone mpfr) is more common nowadays, but
> > both should work of course.
>
> I agree. Does anybody have time to look into all permutations (GMP / MPFR
> installed / uninstalled, bundled / unbundled)?
If this turns out to get messy, or take significant amounts of effort to fix,
I suggest removing the uninstalled option and requiring installed libraries.
Both gmp and mpfr support --prefix, so this can be done by non-root users.
Paul
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