Re: libtool problem

[Albert Chin]

On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 08:45:00AM +0100, M. Lavasani wrote:
> 
> > > 
> > > I am trying to compile pango on HPUX-11.22 (IA64) platform using 
> > > gcc-3.3.1.
> > > 
> > > Pango first generates "libpango.so", Then it generates another library
> > > "libpangox.so" that links to "libpango.so".
> > > 
> > >          shared library list:
> > >              ./.libs/libpango.so
> > >              libX11.so.1
> > >              libc.so.1
> > > 
> > > as you see from the above it links to " ./.libs/libpango.so". This has 
> > > caused lot of problem.
> > 
> > Is this the result when libpangox.so is created or *after* it is
> > installed? What matters is the result after installation.
> 
> No, this is the result "before" libpangox.so installed.  

Then it is correct.

> I take your point, But some packages ( such as pango , gtk+2, ... )
> are building library first, and then they use that library to build
> an executable. 
> 
> In a cases such as above programs, the program will fail to build
> the executables in compile time. Even before they get to install
> phase.

Run 'make install' and you'll see that libtool relinks the
binaries/libraries so the end result is ok.

I've built GTK+ 2.2.x fine on HP-UX 11.00 and 11i.

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albert chin (address@hidden)