RE: libtool.m4 and support for CC -xar on solaris

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, S. Brent Faulkner wrote:

> Is there any particular version, label, etc.?
>
> Or do I just go with the latest and hope that it's stable?

The latest works for me.   Stability is difficult to define for
software that is under development.

> Also, are there any compatability issues with regard to automake,
> autoconf, etc.?

It is best to use recent automake (1.6 or later), and a modern
Autoconf is nice (might be required by Automake).

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Friesenhahn [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: February 18, 2003 1:14 PM
> To: S. Brent Faulkner
> Subject: Re: libtool.m4 and support for CC -xar on solaris
>
>
> You need the CVS version of libtool to support C++ properly.
>
> Bob
>
> On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, S. Brent Faulkner wrote:
>
> >
> > I've installed libtool-1.4.3 on Solaris 8 (Solaris 8 2/02 s28s_u7wosa
> > SPARC).
> >
> > I'm using the native C++ compiler (CC: WorkShop Compilers 5.0 02/10/08
> > C++ 5.0 Path 107311-19).
> >
> > The CVS log for libtool.m4 seems to show the support for using CC -xar
>
> > -o ... instead of ar to create a static library, and the support
> > appeasr to have been there for ages.
> >
> > However, the copy of libtool.m4 (link to libinclude.m4) in the
> > libtool-1.4.3.tar.gz that I installed from doesn't have the CC -xar
> > support.
> >
> > Can someone tell me what version of libtool I need (or what patch I
> > need to apply)?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > --Brent
> >
>
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