Re: [xml] libxml configure script not GNU compliant

[Bob Friesenhahn <bfriesen simple dallas tx us>]

I discovered that a /usr/local/lib/config.site file was overriding
the options I specified.  Pardon me.

Bob

On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:

> The configure script delivered with libxml does not support the
> reqirements of the GNU coding standards.  Specifically, it does
> not support reliably passing options to configure via standard
> environment variables.
>
> The following should serve to select the compiler:
>
>   CC='gcc -m64' ./configure
>
> but the configure script ignores this setting and uses plain gcc
> instead.
>
> The inability to control how libxml is compiled and linked has been a
> constant thorn in my side so I have subscribed to the list just to
> voice this compliaint.
>
> Libxml uses a version of Autoconf (2.13) that dates back to 1996.
> This makes the build environment more difficult to use and certainly
> decreases portability.
>
> Bob
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Bob Friesenhahn
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