On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 10:23:02AM +0200, Piotr Roszatycki wrote: > Hello. > > I would like to ask if anybody is working on the libtool package. > > The current libtool package is in horrible state. The upstream source is > actively maintained, the Debian package is different in very misterious ways. > Some unknown patches, some strage hacks done with `sed'.
I've been working on it slowly, but I find other problems each time I look at it. I'll try to finish this up soon. There are only 2 patches applied: - Some supporting various k*bsd platforms, which really should go upstream once, but I don't think that's going to happen before those ports actualy become mature. - The patch that prevents linking against dependency libs. Upstream rejected the patch and is working on an other solution that should hopefully make it in 2.2, I doubt it's going to make it into 2.0. There are reports the current version in Debian breaks some things (with not installed libs?). The sed hack in debian/rules is a needed hack. Else the /usr/bin/libtool depends on the gcc (g++) version. The only other way is that I do no longer provide /usr/bin/libtool > I desperately need the fix to bug#221873. I've found the latest snapshot for > 2,1a version works correctly: the autoconf does not generate the checks for > C++ compiler. That's a bug against autoconf, but I guess libtool can work around it. If you send me a patch I might consider applying it. A c++ compiler is build essential on debian, but I can understand that for other things it's not. > Just now I'm working with my libtool compiled by hand but I would like to see > the real Debian support. > > I'd like to see the libtool2.1 or just libtool2 package in the distribution, > at least in experimental archive. The libtool is critical if my application > have to be really portable, not just Debian-specific. The current libtool can > not generate correct acinclude.m4. 2.0 isn't released yet, but I will be getting a more recent 1.5 version and a more recent version in experimental too. Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]