GNU bug report logs - #6628
[PATCH] omit $(POW_LIB) when linking, as this is no longer needed

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> CS.UCLA.EDU>

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:33:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 6628 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> CS.UCLA.EDU>
Cc: 6628 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6628: [PATCH] omit $(POW_LIB) when linking,
	as this is no longer needed
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:09:44 +0200

Paul Eggert wrote:
> Here's an obvious patch to simplify src/Makefile.am now that
> gnulib strtod no longer needs libm.  Is it OK to install this?
>
> Subject: [PATCH] omit $(POW_LIB) when linking, as this is no longer needed
>
> * src/Makefile.am (printf_LDADD, seq_LDADD, sleep_LDADD, sort_LDADD):
> (tail_LDADD, uptime_LDADD): Omit $(POW_LIB), as it's no longer
> needed due to recent gnulib changes, where the strtod module no
> longer uses the pow function.  strtold needs pow only because it's
> sometimes aliased to strtod.  See
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2010-07/msg00076.html

Hi Paul,
Thanks for the clean-up.  That looks fine.
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