From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Giorgos Keramidas Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Problems compiling on Archlinux 64 Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:11:35 +0200 Message-ID: <20061127041134.GA3253@kobe.laptop> References: <200611212055.01073.manveru@weez-int.com> <200611221029.57786.manveru@weez-int.com> <20061122115329.GA2837@kobe.laptop> <200611241027.14530.manveru@weez-int.com> <17767.53066.391735.78334@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> <20061125054635.7481344030@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE> <87zmadlwvx.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <20061126214031.A5ACD44078@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1164600760 31392 80.91.229.2 (27 Nov 2006 04:12:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:12:40 +0000 (UTC) Cc: manveru@weez-int.com, Chong Yidong , nickrob@snap.net.nz, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Nov 27 05:12:37 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GoXr7-000767-FC for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:12:33 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GoXr6-00088A-Pc for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:12:32 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GoXqv-00087z-DK for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:12:21 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GoXqt-00087I-FV for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:12:21 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GoXqt-00087F-AV for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:12:19 -0500 Original-Received: from [62.1.205.36] (helo=igloo.linux.gr) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.52) id 1GoXqo-0000Os-H7; Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:12:15 -0500 Original-Received: from kobe.laptop (host5.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.229]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-2) with ESMTP id kAR4BkwB017025 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:11:50 +0200 Original-Received: from kobe.laptop (kobe.laptop [127.0.0.1]) by kobe.laptop (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kAR4BcWi003323; Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:11:38 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Original-Received: (from keramida@localhost) by kobe.laptop (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id kAR4BZCS003322; Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:11:35 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Original-To: "Alfred M. Szmidt" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20061126214031.A5ACD44078@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-3.434, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.77, BAYES_00 -2.60, DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE 0.20) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:62831 Archived-At: On 2006-11-26 22:40, "Alfred M. Szmidt" wrote: > Chong Yidong wrote: > The fix I suggested was to use /usr/lib64 if that directory exists, > and /usr/lib otherwise. Do you think it is not right? > > If it works, I think it is right. I was under the impression that it > didn't work, and people were comming up with strange solutions that > would check what distribution of GNU/Linux was being used and pick the > directory that way. No, that would be horrible. With dozens of GNU/Linux distributions out there, it would bloat the checks unnecessarily. IMHO, the fix cyd@ has suggested is much better than distribution-specific checks :) - Giorgos