Yeah, that's exactly what I think, too...

Radek P.

> Charles Duffy wrote:
> > Charlie Brady wrote:
> >> As has earlier been pointed out, other software does do such
> >> compile-link-run testing - most or all of Dan Bernstein's software
> >> does it, as does software derived from Dan's software. I think you'll
> >> also find that some software configured via ./configure will also do
> >> such tests, just not as explicitly.
> >
> > Autoconf, however, has provisions for cross-compiling: The packager can
> > specify test results for the given target via environment variables;
> > defaults can be provided for use in cross-compilation environments; and
> > as many tests as possible are done *without* requiring the use of a
> > target-compiled binary.
>
> what?? noone needs something like autoconf, just using simple sh scripts
> and a simple Makefile (instead of .c helpers) is _enough_ to make
> software cross compilable. and of course you wont run make test when
> cross compiling, and there is no need to do that.
>
> Alejandro Mery

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