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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.