Re: CVS commit: src

[Havard Eidnes <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

> > Modified Files:
> >     src/gnu/dist/gcc4/gcc: configure.ac
> >     src/tools/gcc: Makefile
> >
> > Log Message:
> > Modify the gcc configure script to allow override of the "target libc
> > has ssp functions built-in" test via the TARGET_LIBC_PROVIDES_SSP 
> > environment
> > variable, to allow us to configure a cross-compiler appropriately without
> > having to try to find out by looking in the target's source directory.
>
> Why introduce a new variable? The Linux branch of the test seems happy
> with getting gcc_cv_libc_provides_ssp from the environment directly.

Because ... I was sufficiently unfamiliar with autoconf to understand
from looking at configure.ac only that gcc_cv_libc_provides_ssp could
come from the environment, and noone pointed this out when I asked for
comments.

I'll amend the fix, test it, and commit.

Regards,

- Håvard