cURL / Mailing Lists / curl-library / Single Mail

curl-library

Re: compiling curl on HP 9000/715

From: Matthias Klose <doko_at_cs.tu-berlin.de>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 23:01:17 +0200

Daniel Stenberg writes:
> On Sat, 11 Oct 2003, Matthias Klose wrote:
>
> Thanks for your info, but I must confess I got even more puzzled...
>
> > > > While compiling curl on HP 9000/715 I get the
> > >
> > > It might help to know which OS rev you are running, and which compiler you
> > > are using.
> >
> > this is a broken autoconf.
>
> What makes you say this? I take it you mean it is a broken configure? In what
> way? And what's the solution?

autoconf generates a broken configure test. the test is based on the
assumption that the function decl is not included by the inclusion of
limits.h, but on HPUX you get definitions of select, strptime,
strftime, gettimeofday, etc.

> > I think the autoconf from connect.uk.org might work.
>
> Why? Is autoconf 2.57 not good for HPUX?

AFAIK, no.

> > python-2.3.2 does ship a working aclocal.m4, which could be user for curl as
> > well.
>
> In what ways do that improve what?

it provides a working AC_LANG_FUNC_LINK_TRY.

see
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/python/python/dist/src/aclocal.m4?content-type=text%2Fplain&rev=1.2

        Matthias

-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program.
SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source Projects.
See the people who have HELPED US provide better services:
Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php
Received on 2003-10-11