Re: Error when compiling with libtool for shared libraries

[Jason Curl]

Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> * Jason Curl wrote on Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 07:47:43PM CET:
>   
> > I'm using libtool-2.2.6 on Cygwin and having some difficulties at the  
> > end. I thought I had it working, but can't figure out what changed to  
> > make it break.
> >     
>
>   
> > /.libs/lt-version.c: In function `main':
> > ./.libs/lt-version.c:485: error: `_P_WAIT' undeclared (first use in this  
> > function)
> >     
> [...]
>
>   
> > $ ./configure --disable-static --host=i686-pc-mingw32
> >     
>
> That doesn't match: MinGW is not Cygwin.  If you don't cross-compile,
> there is no need to specify --host.  If you cross-compile, and in this
> case producing MinGW executables is more-or-less like cross compilation,
> then you need to use a compiler (option) to produce non-Cygwin output
> (-mno-cygwin IIRC).
>   
Ralf - many many thanks. A 'CC="gcc -mno-cygwin"' needs to be prepended.

I can't say how much I appreciate you spotting the obvious.

> Cheers,
> Ralf
>
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