Re: testing for usable C compiler - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: testing for usable C compiler
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.44.0309031921090.1035-100000@peter.localdomain
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In response to testing for usable C compiler  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane writes:

> BTW, would it be possible to tweak configure's test for "minimum working
> C compiler" to include a check that cc accepts ANSI-style function
> prototypes?  That would allow us to bounce HP's lame excuse for a free
> compiler with a slightly useful message ...

Yes, unfortunately that involves that configure automatically mucks with
CFLAGS, which could have interesting side-effects on some platforms.  For
example, on Tru64 it will add -std1, which is more strict than the -std
that we currently use.

Eventually, we'll have to deal with this anyway, because newer autoconf
versions do this automatically when you can AC_PROG_CC (blame yours truly
for that change), but it might not be the wisest thing to try right now.

-- 
Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net



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