Re: Final(?) patch to update libtool in GCC and src trees

Charles Wilson
2007-04-11T02:38:11Z

Steve Ellcey wrote:
>> I appreciate the problem, but Cygwin can be a bit 'special' when it comes to
>> libtool; if it hasn't been done yet, can you possibly bear to hold off a bit
>> while I give it some hasty testing? (By 'a bit', I mean no more than say
>> 'overnight'). Sorry to be a pain :-/
>
> I can wait, especially since no one has given me the go ahead yet. :-)
> I know of no cygwin testing that has been done.

Sorry -- I was starting to do some testing, but got distracted by some
side issues:
(1) building libbfd/libopcodes as DLL on windows (with the new
libtool support). This is related to:
(2) using the new libtool to build libiberty
Warning on #2: I dug up an old (gcc-patches mailing list, circa Oct
2004) attempt at this, and used it with some limited success. However,
there are /issues/ with making libiberty into a libtoolized
"convenience" library. See this thread:

[RFC] New library "type" needed?
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2007-03/msg00022.html

especially the final post:
Simultaneous pic and non-pic convenience libs [Was: [RFC] New library..]
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2007-03/msg00038.html

I'll rip that failed experiment out of my tree and try again with just
Steve's patches; however I'd imagine Dave Korn will have results before
I do.

--
Chuck