Re: libtool rearranging library paths

[Christopher Hulbert]

> On another note, why does libtool add an entire static archive (.a) if
> it wasn't created with libtool?  I did an nm on a convenience library
> and it had a .a stuck in there and nm complained that it didn't know
> what file type that was.  It was also missing the symbols from inside
> that archive (the objects were in an archive in an archive).  I think
> I also did this for a shared object and got the same results.

Sorry, should have mentioned that it happens when putting the library
in the automake _LIBADD variable.  It's friday right? :)