From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19854 invoked by alias); 19 Feb 2015 02:42:07 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 19828 invoked by uid 89); 19 Feb 2015 02:42:06 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-Spam-User: qpsmtpd, 2 recipients X-HELO: rock.gnat.com Received: from rock.gnat.com (HELO rock.gnat.com) (205.232.38.15) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES256-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Thu, 19 Feb 2015 02:42:05 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by filtered-rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA24611667F; Wed, 18 Feb 2015 21:42:03 -0500 (EST) Received: from rock.gnat.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (rock.gnat.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id XoxwPzzsZK5F; Wed, 18 Feb 2015 21:42:03 -0500 (EST) Received: from joel.gnat.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5786211667D; Wed, 18 Feb 2015 21:42:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by joel.gnat.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 4764D40EAD; Thu, 19 Feb 2015 06:42:04 +0400 (RET) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 02:42:00 -0000 From: Joel Brobecker To: "H.J. Lu" Cc: GCC Patches , Binutils , GDB Subject: Re: ping #3: [RFA] Add --with-libz-prefix option in config/zlib.m4 Message-ID: <20150219024204.GE23529@adacore.com> References: <20150107144548.GX5432@adacore.com> <20150218120841.GD23529@adacore.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-SW-Source: 2015-02/txt/msg00513.txt.bz2 > Why do you want to turn off zlib? On Linux/x86, zlib is required > for assembler. At least, you should issue an error when --without-libz > is used in binutils for Linux/x86 target. I am trying to do the exact opposite, which is to provide an option to compile WITH zlib, but using an install at a non-standard location. > I guess someone has asked it before. Why can't zlib be made the > same as > > --with-mpc=PATH specify prefix directory for installed MPC package. > Equivalent to --with-mpc-include=PATH/include plus > --with-mpc-lib=PATH/lib > --with-mpc-include=PATH specify directory for installed MPC include files > --with-mpc-lib=PATH specify directory for the installed MPC library > > It is more flexible than your patch. If you have some existing packages > which use your scheme, you can translate the configure command line > options to this one. This is fustrating. I already answered that question. -- Joel