In the meantime I have patched automake, e.g. diff -ur automake-1.9.5/lib/am/library.am automake-1.9.5.new/lib/am/library.am --- automake-1.9.5/lib/am/library.am 2003-06-02 09:08:40.000000000 +0200 +++ automake-1.9.5.new/lib/am/library.am 2005-05-22 20:22:51.000000000 +0200 @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ ## along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software ## Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA ## 02111-1307, USA. +$(%XLIBRARY%_OBJECTS): $(%XLIBRARY%_PREDEPEND) %LIBRARY%: $(%XLIBRARY%_OBJECTS) $(%XLIBRARY%_DEPENDENCIES) %DIRSTAMP% -rm -f %LIBRARY% $(%XLIBRARY%_AR) %LIBRARY% $(%XLIBRARY%_OBJECTS) $(%XLIBRARY%_LIBADD)
It makes sure that the stuff in $(libmy_a_PREDEPEND) gets built before the library objects. The patches for *_LTLIBRARIES and *_PROGRAMS look the same. What do you think? Would you expect any problems with this? Regards Harri