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Incorrect -L flags order for HP-UX

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From: Peter O'Gorman <peter <at> pogma.com>
To: vincent <at> vinc17.net, 9728 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9728: Incorrect -L flags order for HP-UX
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:48:45 -0500

On 10/13/2011 06:54 PM, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> On 2011-10-13 18:21:35 -0500, Peter O'Gorman wrote:
>> Ok, this is not a libtool bug though. When it can libtool will add the path
>> to the .so instead of -L -l for libraries in the build dir. On many systems
>> this works, but HP-UX is one of those systems where it does not, so -L -l
>> are used instead. This can cause problems when an older version of the
>> library is installed in $prefix.
>
> Or perhaps the -L shouldn't be added at all automatically, but should
> be specified in the Makefile.am file?
>
> For instance, should -L$(top_builddir)/src/.libs be added to AM_LDFLAGS
> in tests/Makefile.am?
>
> Since $(AM_LDFLAGS) appears before $(LDFLAGS) in the LINK command,
> this should solve the problem. This -L flag would then be used also
> on systems that don't need it, but I don't think this is a problem.
>

That might work.

Peter

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