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when cross-compiling with LT_INIT([win32-dll]) wrappers are installed instead of real programs

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From: "Gary V. Vaughan" <gary <at> gnu.org>
To: Marcin Wojdyr <wojdyr <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 16259 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Peter Rosin <peda <at> lysator.liu.se>
Subject: bug#16259: when cross-compiling with LT_INIT([win32-dll]) wrappers are installed instead of real programs
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:36:01 +1300

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On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:07 PM, Marcin Wojdyr <wojdyr <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> I've found the reason. In my case the problem was caused by env. variable:
> GREP_OPTIONS='-I'
> (libtool greps for magic string in binary file; I rarely search
> strings in binaries so I have it switched off by default).

Perhaps in our shell-normalization preamble in ltmain and libtoolize we
ought to `export GREP_OPTIONS=` or similar to prevent future issues?  Or
maybe that's a whole can of worms...

Thoughts?

Cheers,
-- 
Gary V. Vaughan (gary AT gnu DOT org)

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