* Jeff Squyres wrote on Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 03:21:03AM CEST: > On Jun 4, 2008, at 5:15 PM, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > > 1) This is from test/Makefile.am: > > > > --- snip --- > > # This should be libsupport.a, not libsupport.la. Automake doesn't > > # support check_LTLIBRARIES, as technically you have to install a > > # shared library before you can use it. > > # > > check_LIBRARIES = libsupport.a
> > The statement in the comment is not true; Automake supports > > check_LTLIBRARIES, and they don't have to be installed before use > > either. What may be confusing is that, by default, check_LTLIBRARIES > > will be convenience archives rather than shared libraries. If you > > want > > to have an uninstalled shared library for testing, then you can use > > > > check_LTLIBRARIES = libsupport.la > > # induce libtool to create a shared library: > > libsupport_la_LDFLAGS = -rpath /nowhere > > libsupport_la_SOURCES = \ > > ... > > Ah, good to know. Other than the comment being wrong, is this a > problem? I don't think so. > > 2) test/dss/ has only a Makefile with 'CC = mpicc' hardcoded. That > > looks like it won't use the correct (uninstalled) mpicc but requires a > > prior 'make install'. Not sure whether that's intentional. > > It is actually; these tests are always manually created by a > developer. Our "make check" framework is not very complete. Maybe > someday... Ah, ok. I somehow thought you must have completed this long ago, having a test framework for uninstalled programs and libraries. Cheers, Ralf
