[project @ 2004-10-12 16:33:00 by sof]

[ghc-hetmet.git] / ghc / rts / gmp / configure

diff --git a/ghc/rts/gmp/configure b/ghc/rts/gmp/configure
index 7a9ea3a..8294680 100644 (file)
--- a/ghc/rts/gmp/configure
+++ b/ghc/rts/gmp/configure
@@ -3097,9 +3097,7 @@ echo "configure:3090: checking for ld used by GCC" 1>&5
   case $target in
   *-*-mingw*)
     # gcc leaves a trailing carriage return which upsets mingw
-    ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5 | tr -d '\015'`
-    # convert /mingw/mingw32/... into c:/mingw/mingw32/...
-    ac_prog="C:""$ac_prog" ;;
+    ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5 | tr -d '\015'` ;;
   *)
     ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5` ;;
   esac
@@ -5175,10 +5173,18 @@ for ac_file in : $CONFIG_LINKS; do if test "x$ac_file" != x:; then
       *) ac_rel_source="$ac_dots$srcdir/$ac_source" ;;
   esac
 
+  # Note: Dodgy local mods to 'make things work' in an environment (cygwin)
+  # that supports symlinks (through silly hack) using tools that don't
+  # understand them (mingw). The end sometimes justifies the means, son.
+  #
   # Make a symlink if possible; otherwise try a hard link.
   #if ln -s $ac_rel_source $ac_dest 2>/dev/null ||
   #   ln $srcdir/$ac_source $ac_dest; then :
-  if cp $srcdir/$ac_source $ac_dest; then :
+  # 
+  # Note: If the -p offends your 'cp', just drop it; no harm done, you'll just 
+  # get more recompilations.
+  # 
+  if cp -p $srcdir/$ac_source $ac_dest; then :
   else
     { echo "configure: error: cannot copy $ac_dest to $srcdir/$ac_source" 1>&2; exit 1; }
   fi