Re: config.guess manufacturer string?

[Kevin Kofler <kevin kofler chello at>]

Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> Forgot to add something: This would be --host, not --build
> 
> If these packages are using --build to pick up optimizations, they would
> be optimizing for the buildsystem, not for the host.

But --host is supposed to default to --build, so setting --build should have
the effect of setting all 3. If you explicitly set both --build and --host,
newer versions of the autotools will think you're cross-compiling (don't
you love subtle incompatibilities?).

        Kevin Kofler