Jan Stary <h...@stare.cz> writes: >> >> Is there any other libtool? >> > >> > http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/src/usr.bin/libtool/ >> > http://man.openbsd.org/libtool >> > >> > Relative -L paths are put before absolute ones. >> > This fixes many (but not all, unfortunately) issues >> > when software links to libraries already installed >> > instead of those just built because, for example, >> > "-L/usr/local/lib" comes before "-L../libfoo". >> > >> > That seems to be precisely the problem we are seeing >> > with the GNU libtool if SoX is already installed. >> >> Why doesn't someone from OpenBSD get it fixed in GNU libtool? > > This question, sir, speaks volumes. > > I can't speak for the OpenBSD people of course, > but I assume the reason they wrote a libtool replacement > was partly the frustration of having to work with the GNU one > and having bugs like that rot for _years_ in the GNU bugtracker. > > Have a go: try to get it fixed upstream. > "I maintain this software, which uses libtool to link, > and it breaks on OpenBSD because of the following libtool bug." > See how it goes.
There's a reason I suggested someone else do it. I have zero patience for GNU people and their self-righteous attitudes. -- Måns Rullgård _______________________________________________ SoX-devel mailing list SoX-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sox-devel
