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Re: libtool vs. -lresolv

To: ports_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org, brad_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
Subject: Re: libtool vs. -lresolv
From: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf_(_dot_)_Wildenhues_(_at_)_gmx_(_dot_)_de>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:27:00 +0100
Organization: Department of Numerical Simulation, University of Bonn

Hi Marc,

* Marc Espie wrote on Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 07:18:26PM CET:
> OpenBSD just has a dummy libresolv, that is used for some `legacy' programs
> that expect to link against it. It doesn't contain anything useful...

Then the kde configure should not pick it up, with AC_SEARCH_LIBS for
example.

> Some configure stuff (kde for instance) detects the presence of libresolv,
> and tries to link against it... And of course, libtool detects that there is
> just a static library, and thus refuses to build shared modules using that
> library...
> 
> The following patch fixes that.

The patch is fine as a workaround for above.  But regarding upstream
libtool, I'd rather like the fix be done in the right place, in KDEs
configury.

Cheers,
Ralf

References:
- get 'libtool --tag CXX' to work
  - From: Marc Espie
- Re: get 'libtool --tag CXX' to work
  - From: Marc Espie
- Re: get 'libtool --tag CXX' to work
  - From: Marc Espie
- Re: get 'libtool --tag CXX' to work
  - From: Jacob Meuser
- Re: get 'libtool --tag CXX' to work
  - From: Ralf Wildenhues

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