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Re: AC_PROG_CC_C99 and AC_OPENMP
From: |
Joel J. Adamson |
Subject: |
Re: AC_PROG_CC_C99 and AC_OPENMP |
Date: |
Fri, 07 May 2010 15:45:35 -0400 |
William Pursell <address@hidden> wrote:
> Joel J. Adamson wrote:
> > Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> >> If you don't need to work with Autoconf < 2.62, I suggest you add an
> >> AC_PREREQ([2.62])
> >
> > I had it, and then I discovered that the Beowulf cluster (emerald) at
> > the university here has version 2.59.
>
> I don't understand how that's an issue. If you have write permission
> on a directory on the box in which you are doing development (and I
> can't see how one could do anything that would be called 'development'
> without it), then you can install modern autoconf and use it.
That's a good point; I hadn't thought about it that (remarkably logical)
way.
> Ralf, I'm curious as to your statement about *needing*
> autoconf < 2.62. I truly don't understand why anyone
> is unable to update and use modern versions.
Good question, and one I mean to bring up with the package maintainer as
soon as he fixes gcc and the billion other things I've asked him for.
Joel
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Joel J. Adamson
Servedio Lab
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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