>>>>> "TA" == Thomas Anders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> On Mac OS X, when we fold one library into another, we create a symlink >> of the old library to the new. For example, libpoll and libpthread now >> point to libSystem. Why not do the same here? Most linkers would ignore >> or at least see nothing useful in the symlink library. TA> Thanks. I was about to propose exactly the same thing, but wanted to do some TA> testing first. Is anyone aware of a system where this approach would cause TA> linking problems? I'd be surprised. All linkers I've ever seen handle multiple links to the same library without issues. The bigger issue, IMHO, is doing the linking. I don't think it's as easy as "just doing it". IE, the whole reason we use libtool is because of how different various systems are to library installations. Sadly, I don't think we can simply do a random ln -s and have it work everywhere. Installing it twice with 2 names is likely more portable across every platform, or installing a small shim. -- Wes Hardaker Sparta, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list Net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
