Re: MS lib program in msys

[Christopher Hulbert]

On 1/8/07, Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hello Christopher,
>
> Thanks for the report.
>
> * Christopher Hulbert wrote on Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 04:10:18PM CET:
> > Libtool uses MS's lib program when not using gcc in windows. On msys
> > "lib /out:.libs/liba.lib" is translated to "lib
> > C:\msys1.0\OUT;.libs\liba.lib". I'm not sure when lib (or windows)
> > started accepting "-" for options, but "lib -out" fixes the problem on
> > Windows XP. Would there be any objection to changing that in mainline
> > libtool?
>
> I think that when we put that in, there were some older MSVC versions
> that did no accept -out.  May be remembering wrongly, though.

What about a libtool autoconf test for lib -out and if that fails use
lib /out? I'm tied up monday and tuesday, but I can try to write that
patch after that to test the concept.

Chris

> > address@hidden ~
> > $ lib /OUT:.libs/liba.lib
> > Microsoft (R) Library Manager Version 7.10.3077
> > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
> >
> > LIB : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'C:\msys1.0\OUT;.libs\liba.lib'
>
> Does
>   lib //OUT:.libs/liba.lib
>
> work?  Does anybody know whether doubling the slash can lead to problems
> when used under Cygwin (I think they address shares that way)?  Not that
> the Cygwin/MSVC combo works with Libtool now...

Nope.

address@hidden ~]$ lib //OUT:.libs/liba.lib
Microsoft (R) Library Manager Version 8.00.50727.42
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

LIB : warning LNK4044: unrecognized option '//OUT:.libs/liba.lib'; ignored


> Thanks,
> Ralf