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From: Galaxy <galaxy001@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-alt@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-alt] horrible GCC symlink fix
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:33:13
Message-Id: fe4df5d20907312133r406eea89g9394305cb6aae8b1@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-alt] horrible GCC symlink fix by Alan Hourihane
1 May I ask whether the bug only happens when the symlink to gcc is removed ?
2 So using $EPREFIX with symlinks will be of no problem while the
3 $EPREFIX keeps the same, right ?
4
5 2009/7/31 Alan Hourihane <alanh@×××××××××××.uk>:
6 > On Fri, 2009-07-31 at 17:11 +0200, Fabian Groffen wrote:
7 >> On 31-07-2009 16:09:34 +0100, Alan Hourihane wrote:
8 >> > On Fri, 2009-07-31 at 17:01 +0200, Fabian Groffen wrote:
9 >> > > can you be a bit more explanatory on what this is about exactly?
10 >> >
11 >> > This mess, and the associated code in toolchain.eclass.....
12 >> >
13 >> > if [[ ${EPREFIX} != ${realEPREFIX} ]] ; then
14 >> >                 ewarn "Your \${EPREFIX} contains one or more symlinks.
15 >> > GCC has
16 >> > a"
17 >> >                 ewarn "bug which prevents it from working properly when
18 >> > there ar
19 >> > e"
20 >> >                 ewarn "symlinks in your \${EPREFIX}."
21 >> >                 ewarn "See
22 >> > http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29831"
23 >> >                 ewarn "Continuing with your EPREFIX set to:"
24 >> >                 ewarn "${realEPREFIX}"
25 >> >                 export EPREFIX=${realEPREFIX}
26 >> >         fi
27 >>
28 >> I guess the problem is that it works for you but breaks for others?
29 >
30 > It's fine here.
31 >
32 > At least a variable to turn it off would be useful.
33 >
34 > Alan.
35 >
36 >
37 >

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