Re: libtool "module" behavior and darwin

[Guido Draheim]

Benjamin Reed wrote:
> On Sunday, November 24, 2002, at 04:54 PM, Guido Draheim wrote:
>
> > The only hint that I can give has the form of a question: Did you try
> >  kbackgammon_LDADD = -static kbackgammon.la $(LIB_KDEGAMES) 
> > $(LIB_KSYCOCA)
> >  kbackgammon_SOURCES = dummy.cpp
> >
> > $ ./libtool --help --mode=link | grep static
> >   -all-static       do not do any dynamic linking at all
> >   -static           do not do any dynamic linking of libtool libraries
> >                                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>
> I'm sure this would work, I was hoping there would be a decently easy 
> way to have libtool include *only* the .a's that have bundle 
> counterparts, so that shared libraries we link against still get linked 
> shared...
>
> ie, so it ends up doing "g++ -o foo.dylib /path/to/bundular-library.a 
> -lkdecore -lqt" and so on...

That's actually the difference between "-all-static" and "-static" IIRC.
The "-static" should only link its .la's as static, and non-la's dynamic.
But perhaps I am mistaken too, that's why I did ask if you did try somewhen.