Re: SETPGRP and autoconf

Daniel Jacobowitz
2001-07-30T15:09:00Z

On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 04:31:51PM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> > +dnl AC_FUNC_SETPGRP does not work if cross compiling
> > +dnl Instead, assume we will have a prototype for setpgrp if cross compiling.
> > +if test "$cross_compiling" = no; then
>
>
> Suggest:
> AC_FUNC_SETPGRP does not work when cross compiling GDB.

I left it as:
dnl AC_FUNC_SETPGRP does not work when cross compiling

It's in no way related to what we're cross compiling; it just checks if
$cross_compiling and errors.

> BTW, I suspect the outcome of the test on modern OS's doesn't matter -
> the better defined setpgid() is used first anyway.
>
> As for approval, anyone can update configure.in, just be careful to get
> feedback from any potentially interested parties.

Since no one objected, I've committed this to the trunk. I don't know
what rules we're using for the branch; can I just move it there too?