Re: Problem with "fixed" -static flag

[Ralf Wildenhues]

[ moving to the libtool-patches list; see
  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.libtool.general/7097 ]

Hi Gary,

>>>* Gary Kumfert wrote on Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 09:07:52PM CET:
>>>>
>>>> I'm learning that libtool 1.5.22 "fixed" the -static flag so that
>>>> static libraries are linked in the build directory, but
>>>> shared libraries in the install directory.  But I don't
>>>> understand why this is considered "better" behavior.

Here are preliminary patches that add `-static-libtool-libs' to
branch-1-5 and HEAD, with the semantics of pre-1.5.22 `-static'.

Tests to make sure this works as desired are still necessary, before
this can be applied (and a NEWS entry).  It would help me to write the
tests if you could point me to where in your packages this would make a
difference.  And, of course it would help if you could test this patch.
;-)

Cheers,
Ralf

        * libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh (func_mode_link)
        < -static-libtool-libs >: New option.
        * doc/libtool.texi (Link mode, Distributing libltdl):
        Document it.
        Suggested by Gary Kumfert <address@hidden>.

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