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Re: Generated Makefile fails to build
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Robert Parker |
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Re: Generated Makefile fails to build |
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Sat, 20 Sep 2014 13:40:53 +0700 |
On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 6:46 AM, Warren Young <address@hidden> wrote:
> Just stepping back a bit, some linkers are more tolerant than others about
> the order of flags and such. Libraries that land in standard locations
> like /usr/lib also obscure this issue, by rendering irrelevant an
> improperly-placed or -constructed -L flag.
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> Because of this, you will find a fair number of bad Makefile.am examples
> out in the wild. You don't find out that you've been emulating one of
> these bad examples until you try your package on a system with a stricter
> linker or one that places libraries you need in odd places.
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True enough. I did get my bad Makefile text by conscientious searching.
However the problem is now solved.
Thanks,
Bob