autoconf 2.59 automake 1.9.6 libtoolize 1.5.22 Hi,
I use --with-pic for builds created with autoconf/automake assuming that everything in the build will be compiled with the PIC flag. But examining the logs some compile lines lacks the PIC flag. The configure flag seems not to mean what it says when you do "./configure --help" --with-pic try to use only PIC/non-PIC objects [default=use both] >From reading the generated configure script, it seems to me that the flag --with-pic only affects libraries under "libtool control", i.e. the help text is a bit misleading. The flag is in fact originating from "libtool.m4". So unless your libraries are "libtool convenience libraries", the compile lines will not have any PIC flags at all. Reading the generated make files the reason seems to be that "normal" libraries are built from "*.o" files where the "*.o" files are the intermediate targets, not using libtool at all. But libtool convenience libraries are built from ".libs/*.o" files created where "*.lo" are the intermediate targets, and libtool was used. And no libtool usage, no reaction on the --with-pic. Maybe I somehow can tell the build to compile all objects using the libtool command? Or is it the case that I have to convert all libraries to LT-libraries to use --with-pic, or is there some other way? Thankful for any advice, kent -- Kent Boortz, Senior Production Engineer MySQL AB, www.mysql.com Office: +46 18 174400 ext. 4450 (VoIP) Office: +46 19 182931 Mobile: +46 70 2791171
