libdl: rtems.git dependence on rtems-tools.git

[Gedare Bloom]

On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Gedare Bloom <gedare at rtems.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 3:32 PM, Chris Johns <chrisj at rtems.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Libdl tests in the testsuite depend on tools in rtems-tools.git/linkers.
>> Should I raise a configure error if the tools are not found or not build the
>> tests ?
>>
>> Raising an error is my preferred option because libdl for the supported
>> archs is tested however it creates a dependency between rtems-tools.git and
>> RTEMS. I can help with this by adding building of rtems-tools.git to the
>> RSB's build of RTEMS tools.
>>
>> Comments ?
>>
> Only make it an error if building the rtems-tools/linker is part of
> the "standard" toolset builds, thus decreasing the burden on users who
> don't care to use libdl.
>
The documentation on self-built tools, and whatever process we have
for the "authoritative tools" guide should include notes regarding
this.

>> Chris
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