Re: BUG: library type search order

[Scott James Remnant]

On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 18:49, Markus Diesmann wrote:

> The following libraries are installed
>  /usr/lib/libmpi.a           (LAM MPI)
>  /usr/lib/libmpi.la
> 
>  /opt/scali/lib/libmpi.a     (MPI by other manufacturer)
>  /opt/scali/lib/libmpi.so 
> 
> We have to link against /opt/scali/lib/libmpi.so. At the same time we
> cannot remove the LAM MPI from /usr/lib.
> 
What's happening here is that Libtool is using the library in /usr/lib
because it *has* a Libtool .la file, and the library in /opt/scali/lib
does not.

ie. Libtool is preferring libraries with .la files.

If you write a valid /opt/scali/lib/libmpi.la file (making sure that
libdir='/opt/scali/lib/libmpi.la') then Libtool does the right thing.


I can't decide whether this is incorrect or not, it doesn't seem
unreasonable that libtool is preferring Libtool libraries, on the other
hand it makes '-L/opt/foo/lib -lfoo' not work as expected if that's not
a Libtool library.

Opinions from the floor?

Scott
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