>>> "Bob" == Bob Friesenhahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Mon, 6 Jun 2005, Akim Demaille wrote: >> (Hm, I'm quite sure I sent this message before, but it didn't come >> out!) >> >> AFAICS, from the source and its effect on configure, AC_DISABLE_STATIC >> *permanently* disables the possibility to create static library. The >> documentation says it changes the *default* value for --disable-static. > Apparently this leads to some problems. For example, if the user > selects --enable-shared --disable-static and something is unable to > build as shared, then the build simply fails. I learned this the hard > way under Cygwin and MinGW. I'm unsure I understand what you're actually suggesting: that the documented use should not be implemented? It seems to me that implementing it actually allows the installer to change the default behavior, while having a static AC_DISABLE_STATIC prevents any form of late decision. (But that might be what you were pointing out :) _______________________________________________ Bug-libtool mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-libtool
