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Re: gsl-1.3 builds okay, but fails to install on AIX.
- From: Brian Gough <bjg at network-theory dot co dot uk>
- To: "Dr. David Kirkby" <drkirkby at ntlworld dot com>
- Cc: "gsl-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com" <gsl-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 16:03:53 +0100
- Subject: Re: gsl-1.3 builds okay, but fails to install on AIX.
- References: <3F3CCAB4.3120D9C1@ntlworld.com><3F3CDBDF.E778AE2B@ntlworld.com>
Dr. David Kirkby writes:
> I say 'passes tests' as its not too easy unless one stares at the
> screen for ages, to see if there are any obvious failures. Would it
> not be more sensible to use the autoconf/automake method of testing,
> so one gets a nice summary at the end, like this, which I get from one
> of my packages.
The standard method is used, but on a per-directory basis -- if it
reaches the end and there is no error message then all the tests have
passed. As Jochen says, it's best to redirect the output to a file.
--
Brian