Re: PATCH: Fix mips*-*-linux*

[H . J . Lu]

On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 11:24:42AM -0500, Robert Boehne wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Here is the patch reworked for HEAD.  If noone objects
> I'll commit it.
> 
> ChangeLog Entry:
> 
> 2001-10-23  H.J. Lu <address@hidden>
> 
>         * ltmain.sh: Allow link against an archive when building a
>         shared library.
> 
>         * libtool.m4 (lt_cv_deplibs_check_method): Always use
>         file_magic for Linux ELF.
> 
> 

IMHO, the whole lt_cv_deplibs_check_method stuff in libtool is all
wrong, at least on ELF when building a shared library. The only thing
you can put in

dependency_libs=...

in lib*.la is DSO. You should never, ever put an archive in it, at
least not on ELF.


H.J.