Re: [ping] Re: [patch] [libffi] do not install libffi library, headers and documentation

On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Matthias Klose <doko-GeWIH/[email protected]> wrote:
> [ping, adding the GCJ and Go maintainers]
>
> proposed patch at http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2013-02/msg00853.html

As far as I know this won't affect Go.  So it's fine with me.  But I'd
rather see this approved by a libffi maintainer.  But there is no
libffi maintainer listed in MAINTAINERS.  Hmmm.

Ian


> Am 19.02.2013 10:13, schrieb Richard Biener:
>> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Matthias Klose <doko-GeWIH/[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Am 12.02.2013 13:45, schrieb Richard Biener:
>>>> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Richard Biener
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Matthias Klose <doko-GeWIH/[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> The libffi library, headers and documentation are still installed, although
>>>>>> libffi provides separate releases for a long time.  So do not install these
>>>>>> anymore as part of a GCC install.  Tested with a build and an install with go
>>>>>> and java enabled (both using libffi_convenience). Ok for the trunk?
>>>>>
>>>>> openSUSE is using the GCC provided libffi, so no, this is not ok (not at this
>>>>> stage anyway).  Also proper not-installing libffi would work by disabling
>>>>> the maybe-install-target-libffi at the toplevel, not changing libffi makfiles
>>>>> (which are supposed to be imported from upstream, no?)
>>>>
>>>> Thus, add no_install= true; to the libffi target module
>>>
>>> updated patch attached, checked with a make install that no ffi headers and
>>> libraries are installed. If not ok for 4.8, ok for 4.9 when it opens?
>>
>> I'm fine with that variant but I'd like to see another ok.  No preference as to
>> whether to target 4.8 or 4.9.
>>
>> Richard.
>>
>>>   Matthias
>>>
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