Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 4 of 8 v2] autoconf: run libuuid test under Linux only

[Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roger Pau Monne writes ("[Xen-devel] [PATCH 4 of 8 v2] autoconf: run libuuid 
test under Linux only"):
> autoconf: run libuuid test under Linux only
> +AS_IF([test "x$host_os" == "xlinux-gnu"], [
> +    AC_CHECK_LIB([uuid], [uuid_clear], [],
> +        [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find libuuid])])
> +])

This seems odd to me.  Where does this linux-specificity come
from ?

The point of autoconf is normally to try to avoid this kind of "what
OS is this" test, and rather test directly for the required
functionality.  So why do we not need libuuid other than on Linux ?

Ian.

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