Re: to libtool or not: Windows & Unix NSAPI program

[Robert Collins]

Have you tried a make check on libtool on cygwin recently Robert?

It may be supported but it don't work :[.

Rob


----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Boehne" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 5:44 AM
Subject: Re: to libtool or not: Windows & Unix NSAPI program


> David:
>
> Libtool is fully supported by Automake.  Read the Libtool sections
> of the Automake manual for details.
>
> Robert
>
>
> address@hidden wrote:
> >
> > I'm trying to use cygwin as the development platform for a Netscape
server plugin (NSAPI) program that will eventually run on HP/UX.
> >
> > I'd like to use the autotools if possible to help with the
platform-dependent make process.
> >
> > I've hacked hsapi.h so that Windows & Unix features are no longer
mutually exclusive, and all the example nsapi's shipped with their
server compile fine.
> >
> > I tried using libtool via automake, and it comes very close to
building successfully. The final link step fails because it does not
recognize that it needs to link to ns-httpd40.lib / ns-httpd40.dll for a
shared data item. I can't seem to convince libtool/automake to include
this file on the linker line. When I do a manual link step at this
point, including ns-httpd40.dll on the command line, it works.
> >
> > Should I even be trying to use libtool here? I'm trying to produce a
Windows dll that needs to be linked against other windows dlls
(ns-httpd40.dll, cygwin, etc.) Libtool doesn't seem to like windows file
extensions -- dll, lib, etc.
> >
> > If I don't use libtool, how can I do this with automake?
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions.
> > -David
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