Re: Install of libtool module on AIX 4.2 does not work.

[Albert Chin]

On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 09:28:54PM +0100, Peter Ekberg wrote:
> Albert Chin wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 07:32:46PM +0100, Peter Ekberg wrote:
> >> Albert Chin wrote:
> >>> On Tue, Jan 11, 2005 at 06:31:19PM +0100, Peter Ekberg wrote:
> >>>> When installing a "libtool module" on aix 4.2, the .so file is not
> >>>> installed, even though the .la file specifies:
> >>>> dlname='x.so'
> >>>> 
> >>>> Copying x.so to the intended directory makes it work. However,
> >>>> trying to dlopen more than one such DSO does not work for some
> >>>> reason yet unknown to me. But one is better than none, no?
> >>> 
> >>> Rebuild with LDFLAGS="-Wl,-brtl".
> >> 
> >> Ok, I reconfigured with LDFLAGS="-Wl,brtl", which I assume stands
> >> for "run time linking" or something like that?
> > 
> > -brtl, not brtl.
> 
> Doh!
> 
> Yes, that works. Thanks a bunch!
> 
> Do you know when exacly this flag is needed? (I.e. why does not
> configure figure out it's needed?)

I always use it. AIX can use two types of shared libraries. System-V
type shared libraries aren't the default so they're not used.

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albert chin (address@hidden)