Re: module name on mac os x

[Vincent Torri]

On Wed, 21 Apr 2010, Peter O'Gorman wrote:

> On 04/21/2010 04:00 PM, Vincent Torri wrote:
> > Hey,
> >
> > A guy mentioned that problem: on mac os x, a "standard" shared lib has
> > suffix name .dylib:
> >
> > lib_LTLIBRARIES = libfoo.la  --> libfoo.dylib
> >
> > but with a "module":
> >
> > pkg_LTLIBRARIES = bar.la
> > bar_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
> >
> > then the name is bar.so and not bar.dylib
> >
> > Is it a known behavior ? If so, is it a bug ?
>
> Yes, it is known, no, it is not a bug.

         linux windows   mac
lib        so    dll     dylib
module     so    dll     so

mac is the only system where the module has a different name than a lib. 
Why ? That complicates things for nothing (we use shrext_cmds variable in 
autoconf as suffix of files that are dlopened).

Vincent Torri