Re: [RFC]: Darwin framework patch

[Quentin Mathé]

Le 14 avr. 05, à 19:04, Adam Fedor a écrit :

> I think there has been some discussion of this and 'true' framework 
> support on darwin before. There's a rambling statement in 
> ld_lib_path.sh about how the darwin linker is misbehaving, but really 
> it is our fault.  When we link the framework (target.make:310) we set 
> the install_name to the framework name, and dyld is smart to look for 
> the library under that name rather than the actual link name (but only 
> if DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH is set, of course, will it find it).
>
> Two alternative solutions to avoid this dilemma would be to:
>
> 1. set the install_name to lib$(GNUSTEP_INSTANCE), so that it works 
> like all other platforms
> 2. set the install_name to the absolute path to the framework (this is 
> how Apple does it, but we don't necessarily know until install time 
> where that is).
>
> Well, in the mean time, perhaps I'll just apply this patch.  It 
> doesn't change any behavior, it just makes the current (perhaps in 
> some people's opinion, broken) behavior work.

This patch is really welcome, I'm not sure the alternative solutions 
are really better.

Quentin.

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