Re: transitive shared library dependencies and installation

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Sat, 4 Jan 2020, address@hidden wrote:
> > ...
> > Above dependency explain all - lib_LTLIBRARIES is project (sample)
> > specific. Project should ensure order.
>
> Fair enogh, but my point (which I didn't really emphasize) is that
> installation could work in any order, if relinking didn't depend on
> already installed libraries.  It's even necessary for mutually dependent
> libraries.

That sounds like a great idea.  However, there is a problem that 
linking on some systems does depend on already installed libraries (or 
will end up using them) and so the libraries need to be installed and 
linked in a particular order.

Bob
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