On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Vincent Torri <vincent.to...@gmail.com> wrote: > hey > > I want to delete the .la file installed by libtool (note that i don't > want to discuss if it's reasonnable or not to delete these files) > > So, in my Makefile.am, I do: > > lib_LTLIBRARIES = libevil.la > ... > ... > install-data-hook: > rm -f $(libdir)/$(lib_LTLIBRARIES) > > When I cross compile on linux, no problem. When I compile on Windows, > using MSYS, the .la file is still copied. Here is the output: > > make[5]: Entering directory `/home/torri/svnroot/evil/src/lib' > rm -f /opt/efl/lib/libevil.la > make[5]: Leaving directory `/home/torri/svnroot/evil/src/lib' > libtool: install: chmod a+x /opt/efl/lib/../bin/libevil-1.dll > libtool: install: if test -n '' && test -n 'strip --strip-unneeded'; > then eval 'strip --strip-unneeded /opt/efl/lib/../bin/libevil-1.dll' > || exit 0; fi > libtool: install: /bin/install -c .libs/libevil.lai /opt/efl/lib/libevil.la > libtool: install: /bin/install -c .libs/libevil.a /opt/efl/lib/libevil.a > libtool: install: chmod 644 /opt/efl/lib/libevil.a > libtool: install: ranlib /opt/efl/lib/libevil.a > > One solution (I think) is to move that rule in the top level > directory, for example, but I'm surprised with the behavior. > > I'm not sure that my question is for automake or libtool ML. If > necessary, I'll transfert the mail to the libtool ML. > > versions I have: > > automake 1.11.1 > libtool 2.4 > > Does someone have an idea of the problem ? > > thank you > > Vincent Torri >
What version of make? Last I used msys make, it was a very old, buggy version.
