Build C++ shared libs on HP-UX with aCC, not ld

[Albert Chin]

According to a post on the HP cxx-dev mailing list:
  >From: "Raj Padisetti" <address@hidden>
  >Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:29:36 -0700
  >To: <address@hidden>
  >Subject: RE: CXX-DEV: Create C++ shared libraries on 11.x
   
  >You should always use the compiler -- aCC and not the ld. I am attaching
  >a mail from Dennis Handly along with this reply. Check it out.
   
  >Raj

-- 
albert chin (address@hidden)

-- snip snip
2004-09-05  Albert Chin-A-Young  <address@hidden>

        * m4/libtool.m4: Use the HP C++ compiler to build C++
        shared libraries, not ld.

Index: m4/libtool.m4
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/libtool/libtool/m4/libtool.m4,v
retrieving revision 1.99
diff -u -3 -p -r1.99 libtool.m4
--- m4/libtool.m4       5 Sep 2004 17:35:16 -0000       1.99
+++ m4/libtool.m4       5 Sep 2004 20:59:15 -0000
@@ -4918,14 +4917,14 @@ if test "$caught_CXX_error" != yes; then
            _LT_TAGVAR(ld_shlibs, $1)=no
            ;;
           aCC)
-           case "$host_cpu" in
-             hppa*64*|ia64*)
-               _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$LD -b +h $soname -o $lib 
$linker_flags $libobjs $deplibs'
-               ;;
-             *)
-               _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname 
${wl}+b ${wl}$install_libdir -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs 
$postdep_objects $compiler_flags'
-               ;;
-           esac
+           case "$host_cpu" in
+             hppa*64*|ia64*)
+               _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname -o 
$lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects $compiler_flags'
+               ;;
+             *)
+               _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname 
${wl}+b ${wl}$install_libdir -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs 
$postdep_objects $compiler_flags'
+               ;;
+           esac
            # Commands to make compiler produce verbose output that lists
            # what "hidden" libraries, object files and flags are used when
            # linking a shared library.
@@ -4940,8 +4939,8 @@ if test "$caught_CXX_error" != yes; then
            if test "$GXX" = yes; then
              if test $with_gnu_ld = no; then
                case "$host_cpu" in
-                 ia64*|hppa*64*)
-                   _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$LD -b +h $soname -o $lib 
$linker_flags $libobjs $deplibs'
+                 hppa*64*|ia64*)
+                   _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared -nostdlib -fPIC 
${wl}+h ${wl}$soname -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects 
$compiler_flags'
                    ;;
                  *)
                    _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared -nostdlib -fPIC 
${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+b ${wl}$install_libdir -o $lib $predep_objects 
$libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects $compiler_flags'