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authorBruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>2023-02-09 00:30:52 +0100
committerBruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>2023-02-09 00:30:52 +0100
commit60f01e711ae6890c38b9d5e3712a6434ca9d7d59 (patch)
tree64412d2eff9d48a8651041fa592c7d1a153bb919 /build-aux
parent75e9dc65eb3f631e124f5a30d4a0234c0096672c (diff)
downloadgnulib-60f01e711ae6890c38b9d5e3712a6434ca9d7d59.tar.gz
x-to-1: Document the configure-time prerequisites.
Suggested by Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> in <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2023-02/msg00078.html>. * build-aux/x-to-1.in: Add more comments.
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diff --git a/build-aux/x-to-1.in b/build-aux/x-to-1.in
index 50fb5bb2c7..6dc01157f5 100644
--- a/build-aux/x-to-1.in
+++ b/build-aux/x-to-1.in
@@ -35,7 +35,18 @@
#
# Options:
# --update Don't overwrite the output if nothing would change.
-
+#
+# Configure-time prerequisites:
+#
+# PERL Can be set through
+# ac_aux_dir_abs=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
+# AC_PATH_PROG([PERL], [perl], [$ac_aux_dir_abs/missing perl])
+# or, alternatively, by the Gnulib 'perl' module.
+#
+# CROSS_COMPILING Can be set through
+# CROSS_COMPILING=$cross_compiling
+# AC_SUBST([CROSS_COMPILING])
+# The variable 'cross_compiling' is set by AC_PROG_CC.
update=
while true; do