Re: Static library naming

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 10/16/2012 07:54 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> Hi Peter.
> 
> On 10/15/2012 02:34 PM, Peter Rosin wrote:
>> On 2012-10-14 12:55, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>>> Reference:
>>> <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2012-10/msg00005.html>
>>>
>>> Thanks.  I've applied your patch, after updating the '$scriptversion'
>>> in 'lib/compile' to today's date.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
> I've noticed that the patch I've applied lacks a proper NEWS entry.  Care
> to write one?  Otherwise I'll try to get to it before the 1.12.5 release,
> I hope.
> 
Done as follows:

commit 83caec4ed340657634fff930f45d2c9e4d60007c
Author:     Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>
AuthorDate: Fri Oct 26 12:40:43 2012 +0200
Commit:     Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>
CommitDate: Fri Oct 26 12:42:56 2012 +0200

    news: 'compile' supports libfoo.a naming when wrapping Microsoft tools

    This is a follow-up to commit 'v1.12.4-10-g3c5c939' of 2012-10-04,
    "compile: support libfoo.a naming when wrapping Microsoft tools".

    * NEWS (Bugs fixed in 1.12.5): Update.

    Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4b50517..1c8c401 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ Bugs fixed in 1.12.5:
     to regenerate the template corresponding to header files specified after
     the first one in AC_CONFIG_HEADERS (automake bug#12495).

+  - When wrapping Microsoft tools, the 'compile' script falls back to
+    finding classic 'libname.a' style libraries when 'name.lib' and
+    'name.dll.lib' aren't available.
+
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 New in 1.12.4: