GNU bug report logs - #57028
29.0.50; Build error with configure when brew installed 12.1 libgccjit on macos

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Mark Barton <mbarton98 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2022 05:24:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Merged with 57015, 57023, 57029

Found in version 29.0.50

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #18 received at 57028 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Mark Barton <mbarton98 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 57028 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#57028: 29.0.50; Build error with configure when brew
 installed 12.1 libgccjit on macos
Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2022 11:49:36 +0300

> From: Mark Barton <mbarton98 <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2022 00:15:09 -0700
> Cc: 57028 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
>  On Aug 6, 2022, at 11:29 PM, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> wrote:
> 
>  I hope some macOS expert could chime in and clarify the issues enough
>  for us to make the decisions.
> 
> 57015 has a more precise solution than mine in 57028 since it uses readlink to follow the symbolic link to
> always get the path to the actual library. 

But we then established that 'readlink' cannot be relied upon to exist
on any random system.  So AFAIU, that solution cannot be used.
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