Hi, Does anyone know how to create shared library file .so file? Currently I only know write .la file (not .so file) in Makefile.am file. Thanks.
Ting "RW" == Ralf Wildenhues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hello Benoit, > > Hi Ralf, > > Sorry for answering so late... > > > > Can you rid it of nonportable constructs, and more importantly, can it > > be included in Automake (copyright transfered to the FSF etc.)? > > Sure, no problems. > > > Hmm, let's see. Most suffix rules should be trival to convert, unless > I > > missed something, except for the > > >> %.log: %$(EXEEXT) > > > rule. > > Yes, it should be straightforward. In fact the most difficult task is > that I'd like to support multiple test suites in a single directory. > Maybe that's overkill, but in my context it would be quite useful > actually. > > So I would like to be able to write something like > > TEST_SUITES = foo bar > foo_TESTS = foo1.chk foo2.test foo3 > bar_TESTS = bar1.test bar2.sh bar3.c > > and be able to write on the side rules explaining how to .chk -> .log, > .test -> .log etc. > > Maybe instead of _TESTS we could reuse _SOURCES? That's not > inconsistent: they are really sources which must be compiled into > *.log files which are then linked together to produce foo.log and > bar.log. > > > I guess as a first approximation it would be ok to do without. The > > awk script may require a bit of work for Solaris; I'd just drop the > > colors; > > Nah, please, let's keep them, it's really very useful! > > > $(basename ..) is not portable; > > Will be fixed when migrated to Automake. > > > and also it would need adjustment for Sun make's gigantic VPATH > > rewriting feature; 'TEST_LOGS ?=' would need to be replaced by an > > override done at 'automake' time. > > Sure, but who's going to spend some time on this? > > > The whole thing should probably be governed by an Automake option > > parallel-tests, defaulting to off, for backward compatibility. > > Then some documentation, and about three tests to ensure it works > > as intended. > > We can handle that part. > > > IOW, if nobody else I could probably even volunteer to do the rewrite > > once the legal situation is clear. > > That's a good thing to know :) > > >
