Re: bzr commit into mysql-5.1-bugteam branch (Alexey.Kopytov:3514) Bug#56709

[Davi Arnaut]

On 10/1/10 1:38 PM, Alexey Kopytov wrote:
> On 01.10.10 20:23, Davi Arnaut wrote:
>>>>> And yes, incorrectly defined HAVE_BZERO is a different issue.
>>>>
>>>> Not exactly incorrect. That's the way autoconf/cmake works.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I am well aware how autoconf works. From the autoconf docs:
>>>
>>> "For each FUNCTION enumerated in the blank-or-newline-separated argument
>>> list, define `HAVE_FUNCTION' (in all capitals) if it is available."
>>>
>>> I think the only practically usable definition of "available" is "you
>>> can use it in your code". Since we can't really use bzero() in C++ code
>>
>> autoconf obviously disagrees with you.
>>
>
> Nice trolling, but it just how it works. It will obviously not detect
> problems with C++ when _you_ tell it to use C for its tests. So it's not
> about "disagreement", it's a matter of knowing how to use the tools.

Hum, I think it stills links even if using C++. Could you test and get 
back to me? I'll happily retract the above statement if it does not 
detect it as available if the language is set to C++. Otherwise, I 
assume linking is still possible.

Regards,