Re: [RFA] struct lwp in bsd-kvm.c

Andrew Cagney
2004-08-08T19:41:52Z

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> On Aug 6, 2004, at 2:07 PM, Mark Kettenis wrote:
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>> Thanks, yes, except that configure and config.in need to be
>> regenerated; with a special version of autoconf :-(.
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> [Maybe a bit off-topic, but...]
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> Can someone explain to me why "special" versions of the autotools are used?

There was a bug in one of the autotools that prevented something in src/
correctly configuring. To work around the problem, the binutils
autotoolset was created. GDB, to ensure consistency, uses those tools.
As with many things, it then entered folk law, with the exact
rationale for the mini-fork lost.

Fortunatly, people are now pushing through a switch to 2.5x.

How's that for a non-answer :-)

Andrew