Wolfgang, The test passes, that is, -dylib_install_name is understood but - soname is not. This is what is confusing to me. I updated to the same revision on my machine with 10.5, and everything worked just fine. I've attached the entire error message this time as well.
=====base=============debug======MT== Linking library: libbase.g.dylib /usr/bin/libtool: unknown option character `d' in: -dylib_install_name Usage: /usr/bin/libtool -static [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]] [-arch_only arch] [-sacLT] Usage: /usr/bin/libtool -dynamic [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]] [-arch_only arch] [-o output] [-install_name name] [-compatibility_version #] [-current_version #] [-seg1addr 0x#] [- segs_read_only_addr 0x#] [-segs_read_write_addr 0x#] [-seg_addr_table <filename>] [-seg_addr_table_filename <file_system_path>] [-all_load] [-noall_load] make[1]: *** [/Users/jpitt/prog/lib/deal/lib/libbase.g.dylib] Error 1 make: *** [baseg] Error 2 The difference in the libtool versions is Apple Computer, Inc. version cctools-698.1 (OS X 10.5) Apple Computer, Inc. version cctools-622.5 (OS X 10.4) I'm looking around to see exactly what this means. Thanks again for your help Jon On Nov 3, 2008, at 10:45 PM, Wolfgang Bangerth wrote: > > Jon, > >> Unfortunately, I have more linker problems. I just installed a fresh >> copy of 10.4 on an Intel mac, and installed developer tools 2.4.1 >> (gcc >> 4.0.1 with deal.ii revision 17463). When trying to link base (and >> probably subsequent libs) I get: >> >> /usr/bin/libtool: unknown option character `d' in: - >> dylib_install_name >> >> I think this has to do with the issue we talked about >> before...perhaps >> something changed in the gcc distributed from 10.4 to 10.5? > > Good question. We have this test in aclocal.m4 that should figure out > whether the compiler understands -dylib_install_name. Take a look at > line > 1737 of aclocal.m4. Can you state what the output of that test is > when you > call ./configure? > > Thanks > Wolfgang > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Wolfgang Bangerth email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www: http://www.math.tamu.edu/~bangerth/ > > _______________________________________________
