#7979: ./configure script does not properly detect missing header files -----------------------------+---------------------------------------------- Reporter: jstolarek | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Component: Build System Version: 7.6.3 | Keywords: Os: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Failure: None/Unknown | Blockedby: Blocking: | Related: -----------------------------+---------------------------------------------- Comment(by emanuel): Now it's clear. Yes, main configure script doesn't check for all requirements (from all sub-projects/libraries), but the build system just works that way. * all checks from all configure.ac files from all subdirectories can be duplicated in main configure script (very bad solution) * all configure scripts can be executed before main make (but I think there is a reason why the build system doesn't do that, this could create more problems that it resolves) * all checks can be separated from configure.ac, for example they can be placed in configure.checks and all configure.checks can be included in main configure script (a lot of boring work, changes everywhere) * all configure scripts can be executed at once, but they should only do the checking (is it possible?) Maybe some autotools expert could help here. -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7979#comment:5 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler