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Re: generated configure script doesn't work when "diff" isn't available
From: |
Ralf Wildenhues |
Subject: |
Re: generated configure script doesn't work when "diff" isn't available |
Date: |
Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:01:41 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.5.17+20080114 (2008-01-14) |
* Vincent Lefevre wrote on Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 03:27:34AM CET:
> On 2008-03-21 01:41:10 +0100, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> > Because there is no fix. cmp is working on binary files and diff
> > is working on text files, as designed.
>
> But text files have a limited line length. So, I assume that diff
> may break on files with very long lines on such platforms.
That's a QoI issue, but yes, it can happen.
> > Vincent, it'd be nice if you could run the git Autoconf testsuite
> > on Maemo with this, to see if it stands a chance of working.
> So, I suppose I should regenerate the archive using the git Autoconf
> testsuite from my desktop machine, then test it on Maemo.
Yes, thank you.
Cheers,
Ralf
Re: generated configure script doesn't work when "diff" isn't available, Eric Blake, 2008/03/29