On 06/23/2010 09:12 AM, Olly Betts wrote:
I posted just such a patch exactly 3 years ago today (coincidentally) - here's the thread: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.libtool.general/8339/focus=8345 Back then Ralf said "Olly's solution should not be forgotten, though", but it seems it has been. I've been using this code in Xapian to override libtool's version for a couple of years now, with no reported problems. The only downside is that it can be quite slow to get the list from ldconfig (I haven't investigated why or if this could be improved - it's interesting that it always seems quick if run a second time which suggests either a cache issue, or that there's a cached value being updated), but the speed of the current approach seems greatly outweighed by the wrong answers it gives. As I said in the original thread, if the patch is wanted I'm happy to update it for current libtool and write a ChangeLog entry.
Please do, you're obviously correct, the right answer slowly is always better than the wrong one quickly.
Peter
