GNU bug report logs - #13470
24.3.50; configure: Warn if runtime library is present, but headers are absent

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:18:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug, wontfix

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 13470 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13470: 24.3.50; configure: Warn if runtime library is present, but headers are absent
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:45:53 -0500

Jambunathan K wrote:

> No, IMO this is a generic bug in configure.  It should check for
> libraries first, then headers.  If the library needed to provide a
> requested feature is present, but not the headers, it should bitch.

Well IMO Emacs configure script is fine in this regard.
This is too vague to do anything useful with.
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