Re: bug in libtool?

[Gary V. Vaughan]

On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 09:47:54PM +0200, richard lucassen wrote:
> 
> libtool --only-static --mode=compile gcc blahblah...

libtool --mode=compile -static gcc blahblah...

> Try `libtool --help' for more information about other modes.

...
MODE must be one of the following:

      clean           remove files from the build directory
      compile         compile a source file into a libtool object
      execute         automatically set library path, then run a program
      finish          complete the installation of libtool libraries
      install         install libraries or executables
      link            create a library or an executable
      uninstall       remove libraries from an installed directory

MODE-ARGS vary depending on the MODE.  Try `libtool --help --mode=MODE' for
a more detailed description of MODE.

> I tried the newest libtool-1.4, but it's the same story. Is this a bug?

Nup.  You need to set the mode before the mode options:

 $ libtool --mode=link --help
 Usage: libtool [OPTION]... --mode=link LINK-COMMAND...

  ...
  LINK-COMMAND is a command using the C compiler that you would use to create
  a program from several object files.

  The following components of LINK-COMMAND are treated specially:

  -all-static       do not do any dynamic linking at all
  ...
  -static           do not do any dynamic linking of libtool libraries
  ...

> Richard.

HTH,
        Gary.
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