extend configure error message to suggest package to install (epoll/xattr)
Pavel Tisnovsky
ptisnovs at redhat.com
Tue Sep 27 01:42:30 PDT 2011
Hi Mark,
this patch seems to be very useful, thank you.
I'm ok with them ;-)
Pavel
Mark Wielaard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Currently configure tests for epoll and xattr support, but then gives a
> very generic error message:
>
> configure: error: Could not find required system headers;
> install the appropriate files or use
> --disable-compile-against-syscalls if necessary.
>
> This patch makes the error message a bit more verbose with hints to the
> packages to install like with some of the other checks:
>
> configure: error: Could not find required system headers;
> install the appropriate files from glibc-headers, libc6-dev
> and/or libattr-devel, libattr1-dev or use
> --disable-compile-against-syscalls if necessary.
>
> Patch OK for icedtea7?
>
> 2011-09-27 Mark Wielaard <mark at klomp.org>
>
> * acinclude.m4: Add devel package suggestions for epoll/xattr
> check failure.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
>
> P.S. I have also install libattr1-dev on the x86_64 buildslave so it
> should start building again:
> http://builder.classpath.org/icedtea/buildbot/builders/icedtea7-squeeze-x86_64-quick/
>
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