Re: gdb 11.1: configure doesn't check for gmp existence

Andrea Monaco via Gdb
2021-11-01T22:21:36Z

> Can you show the error you get? Normally, when you type "make" at
> the top-level that will run the configure script in the gdb
> directory, and that's when it should fail.

Upon check, yes, that's what happens. But it's an unusual build system:
it's common to have Makefiles in subdirectories, while multiple
configures are less common.

Anyway, if gmp is an essential dependency, why does the top-level
configure complete without it?

Andrea Monaco