> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 19:12:53 +0000 > From: Gavin Smith <[email protected]> > Cc: Texinfo <[email protected]>, Ken Brown <[email protected]> > > In ExtUtils::MM_Win32 the static library is passed > directly as an argument to the linker, but that doesn't work for > libtool. I'm not sure exactly of the reasons, but it gives a warning > looking like > > *** Warning: Linking the shared library XSParagraph.la against the > *** static library /usr/lib/libcle.a is not portable!
One problem with doing this is that on Windows, it precludes generating a shared library.
