I am not objecting, just trying to clarify why we use shared objects before. Sun
2011/8/3 "C. Bergström" <cbergst...@pathscale.com>: > On 08/ 3/11 03:43 AM, David Coakley wrote: >> Christopher, I am not sure what problem you might be thinking of on >> Solaris. We are not using '-static' to link the executables in the >> non-shared build -- we just build the Open64 components as archive >> libraries instead of shared objects. > ack > > When you said reducing driver complexity I thought this may include a > fully static binary as well >> Regarding the long-term direction, I don't understand what the shared >> objects in Open64 are doing for us. They introduce a lot of >> complexity in the code and the Makefiles, so we should have good >> reason to maintain them. >> >> If there are no objections, I will commit this change and follow up >> with a proposed patch to remove the BUILD_SKIP_PROMPF and >> BUILD_SKIP_PURPLE macros and the code they enclose. > Sun did object and I think you should wait until he signs off on this > --------- > @sun > > A decent build system shouldn't get in the way of a static build in most > cases.. > > Edit foo.h/.cxx and all dependencies should just magically rebuild with > a new make. That's really not different from swapping out foo.so > > What's more is that you're less likely to end up with incompatible > ir_b2a and friends. I'm not arguing for -static, but just saying that > ease of building and developer time shouldn't get in the way. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA > The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. > Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. > Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 > _______________________________________________ > Open64-devel mailing list > Open64-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open64-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ Open64-devel mailing list Open64-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open64-devel
