GNU bug report logs - #14612
non-standard configure warning about libacl

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:20:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

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Report forwarded to bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org:
bug#14612; Package emacs. (Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:20:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #3 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: non-standard configure warning about libacl
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:19:17 -0400

Package: emacs
Severity: minor
Version: 24.3.50

(from http://debbugs.gnu.org/14603#39)

Eli Zaretskii wrote:

>   configure: WARNING: libacl development library was not found or not usable.
>   configure: WARNING: emacs will be built without ACL support.

That reminds me: this (gnulib?) warning is non-standard for Emacs configure.
It should appear at the end in the form:

  Does Emacs -lacl?                            yes/no
Information forwarded to bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org:
bug#14612; Package emacs. (Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:25:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #6 received at 14612 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 14612 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14612: non-standard configure warning about libacl
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:24:43 +0300

> From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:19:17 -0400
> 
> >   configure: WARNING: libacl development library was not found or not usable.
> >   configure: WARNING: emacs will be built without ACL support.
> 
> That reminds me: this (gnulib?) warning is non-standard for Emacs configure.
> It should appear at the end in the form:
> 
>   Does Emacs -lacl?                            yes/no

More like

    Does Emacs use ACL support                   yes/no

(because on some systems ACL functions are in libc).
Reply sent to Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>:
You have taken responsibility. (Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:35:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Notification sent to Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>:
bug acknowledged by developer. (Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:35:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #11 received at 14612-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: 14612-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14612: non-standard configure warning about libacl
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:33:53 -0700

Done, in trunk bzr 113005.
Information forwarded to bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org:
bug#14612; Package emacs. (Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:29:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org, eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu, 14612 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14612: non-standard configure warning about libacl
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:28:29 +0300

> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:33:53 -0700
> From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
> 
> Done, in trunk bzr 113005.

Thanks.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:24:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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