testing consistency

[H.J. Lu]

> 
> 
>   In message < m0x9CrQ-0004ecC@ocean.lucon.org >you write:
>   > BTW, egcs/configure is broken for linux or any native
>   > platforms. I have sent in this patch to fix it for linux:
> Please explain _why_ it is broken.  You never did this, and
> thus I've put that patch near the bottom of my queue.
> 
> The toplevel configure is essentially what Cygnus has been using
> for years to build a huge variety of native, cross and canadian
> cross toolchains.  You can't just say it's broken and expect us
> to change it without explaining what's wrong with it.
> 
> Maybe it's broken for linux, if so you should say that, and explain
> _why_ it is broken for linux and why your patch is the correct
> solution (both for linux and for other platforms)
> 

When you do

# configure

on linux or any platforms where gcc is the native, default
compiler, prefix should be /usr, not /usr/local. Please
check out egcs/gcc/configure.in to see what it does.


H.J.