Re: [PATCH v3 4/9] Revert "configure: Print a more helpful error if autoconf-archive is not installed"

"Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko" <[email protected]> Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:21:09 +0300
Newsgroups org.gnu.grub-devel
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Can you explain why?

Regards
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko

Le sam. 14 f=C3=A9vr. 2026, 04:06, Nicholas Vinson <[email protected]> a
=C3=A9crit :

> This reverts commit ac042f3f58d33ce9cd5ff61750f06da1a1d7b0eb.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Vinson <[email protected]>
> ---
>  configure.ac | 5 -----
>  1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
> index 2827ae2c1..dfef2e278 100644
> --- a/configure.ac
> +++ b/configure.ac
> @@ -1792,11 +1792,6 @@ LIBS=3D""
>  # Defined in acinclude.m4.
>  grub_ASM_USCORE
>  grub_PROG_TARGET_CC
> -
> -# The error message produced by autoconf if autoconf-archive is not
> installed is
> -# quite misleading and not very helpful. So, try point people in the
> right direction.
> -m4_ifndef([AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG], [m4_fatal([autoconf-archive is missing.
> You must install it to generate the configure script.])])
> -
>  if test "x$TARGET_APPLE_LINKER" !=3D x1 ; then
>  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,--image-base,0x400000],
>      [TARGET_IMG_BASE_LDOPT=3D"-Wl,--image-base"],
> --
> 2.53.0
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>Can you explain why?</div><div><br></div><div data-s=
martmail=3D"gmail_signature">Regards<br>Vladimir &#39;phcoder&#39; Serbinen=
ko<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">Le sam. 14 f=C3=A9vr. 2026, 04:06, Nichol=
as Vinson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]<=
/a>&gt; a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">This re=
verts commit ac042f3f58d33ce9cd5ff61750f06da1a1d7b0eb.<br>
<br>
Signed-off-by: Nicholas Vinson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>
---<br>
=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://configure.ac" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=
=3D"_blank">configure.ac</a> | 5 -----<br>
=C2=A01 file changed, 5 deletions(-)<br>
<br>
diff --git a/<a href=3D"http://configure.ac" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" =
target=3D"_blank">configure.ac</a> b/<a href=3D"http://configure.ac" rel=3D=
"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">configure.ac</a><br>
index 2827ae2c1..dfef2e278 100644<br>
--- a/<a href=3D"http://configure.ac" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=
=3D"_blank">configure.ac</a><br>
+++ b/<a href=3D"http://configure.ac" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=
=3D"_blank">configure.ac</a><br>
@@ -1792,11 +1792,6 @@ LIBS=3D&quot;&quot;<br>
=C2=A0# Defined in acinclude.m4.<br>
=C2=A0grub_ASM_USCORE<br>
=C2=A0grub_PROG_TARGET_CC<br>
-<br>
-# The error message produced by autoconf if autoconf-archive is not instal=
led is<br>
-# quite misleading and not very helpful. So, try point people in the right=
 direction.<br>
-m4_ifndef([AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG], [m4_fatal([autoconf-archive is missing. Yo=
u must install it to generate the configure script.])])<br>
-<br>
=C2=A0if test &quot;x$TARGET_APPLE_LINKER&quot; !=3D x1 ; then<br>
=C2=A0AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,--image-base,0x400000],<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0[TARGET_IMG_BASE_LDOPT=3D&quot;-Wl,--image-base&quot;],=
<br>
-- <br>
2.53.0<br>
<br>
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