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Some users can't read the documentation and try to use the old localedata or crypt add-ons - and fail miserably with the current glibc. Here's a patch that adds a simple sanity check. Ok to commit? Andreas 2001-01-06 Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de> * configure.in: Check for old add-ons that shouldn't be used with current glibc anymore. ============================================================ Index: configure.in --- configure.in 2000/12/05 03:29:32 1.299 +++ configure.in 2001/01/06 10:27:57 @@ -148,6 +148,21 @@ add_ons_pfx= if test x"$add_ons" != x; then for f in $add_ons; do + # Some sanity checks + if test "$f" = "crypt"; then + AC_MSG_ERROR([ +*** It seems that you're using an old \`crypt' add-on. crypt is now +*** part of glibc and using the old add-on will not work with this +*** release. Start again with fresh sources and without the old +*** \`crypt' add-on.]) + fi + if test "$f" = "localedata"; then + AC_MSG_ERROR([ +*** It seems that you're using an old \`localedata' add-on. localedata +*** is now part of glibc and using the old add-on will not work with +*** this release. Start again with fresh sources and without the old +*** \`localedata' add-on.]) + fi # Test whether such a subdir really exists. if test -d $srcdir/$f; then add_ons_pfx="$add_ons_pfx $f/" -- Andreas Jaeger SuSE Labs aj@suse.de private aj@arthur.inka.de http://www.suse.de/~aj
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