[COUCHDB-1650] G++ not tested

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: Build System
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Chloé Desoutter
• Created: 18/Jan/13 14:22
• Updated: 02/Sep/18 06:41
• Resolved: 02/Sep/18 06:41

Description

If I

aptitude purge g++
./configure

I get
[...]
checking for js/jsapi.h... no
configure: error: Could not find the jsapi header.

Are the Mozilla SpiderMonkey headers installed?

The configure script should exit earlier, when it finds out no g++ can be called. This error message is very confusing and this shows that there's insufficient testing in configure for g++.

I'll attach full config.log if requested to.