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Re: TODO
From: |
Jacob Meuser |
Subject: |
Re: TODO |
Date: |
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:07:39 -0800 |
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Mutt/1.4.2i |
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 08:01:38PM -0600, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Nov 2004, Jacob Meuser wrote:
> >
> >but this only works is all the libraries have .la files, right?
> >what happens if not all those libraries were built with libtool?
> >how would libtool find the dependent libraries if there is no .la?
>
> That is a function of pkg-config. :-)
>
> >>From the outside, nothing changes. Except that libtool trusts you
> >>to have linked your deplibs properly.
> >
> >generally, it's a good idea to list all dependent libraries,
> >because it must be done on some systems. now if libtool starts
> >saying "don't do this", then people will just not do it, whether
> >they understand the issues involved or not.
>
> At least for libraries with .la files, libtool would silently drop the
> extra dependencies (relying on the linker to add them) and would not
> say "don't do this". I agree that typical developers react to error
> messages and warnings, and may not spend enough time to understand all
> the issues.
well, by libtool I meant in the documentation, the examples, on this
list, etc. but of course, most people don't read that stuff anyway :(
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- Re: TODO, (continued)
- Re: TODO, Ralf Wildenhues, 2004/11/16
- Re: TODO, Bob Friesenhahn, 2004/11/15
- Re: TODO, Daniel Reed, 2004/11/15
- Re: TODO, Jacob Meuser, 2004/11/15
- Re: TODO, Daniel Reed, 2004/11/16
- Re: TODO, Jacob Meuser, 2004/11/16
- Re: TODO, Gary V. Vaughan, 2004/11/15
- Re: TODO, Bob Friesenhahn, 2004/11/15
- Re: TODO, Jacob Meuser, 2004/11/15
- Re: TODO, Bob Friesenhahn, 2004/11/15
- Re: TODO,
Jacob Meuser <=
- Re: TODO, Scott James Remnant, 2004/11/16
- Re: TODO, Jacob Meuser, 2004/11/16
- Re: TODO, Scott James Remnant, 2004/11/16
- Re: TODO, Jacob Meuser, 2004/11/16
- Re: TODO, Ralf Wildenhues, 2004/11/17
- Re: TODO, Jacob Meuser, 2004/11/17
- Re: TODO, Ralf Wildenhues, 2004/11/16
- Re: TODO, Joe Orton, 2004/11/15
- Re: TODO, Scott James Remnant, 2004/11/15
- Re: TODO, Bob Friesenhahn, 2004/11/15