> -----Original Message----- > From: Vincent Torri [mailto:vincent.to...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2015 10:44 AM > To: Andy Falanga (afalanga) > Cc: Thomas Jahns; automake@gnu.org > Subject: Re: How to use ld options correctly for --whole-archive in > automake and libtool > > > > >> But what exactly is the problem with using e.g. ../Shared/HwMgmt/ > >> libhwmgmt.la? That sata.so will then require libhwmgmt.so? libtool > >> should be able to set sata.so's rpath such that libhwmgmt.so will be > >> found at runtime. > > I would also use $(top_builddir) instead of relative path. It could > help when building in another directory than the source one (like with > make distcheck) >
Vincent, I am an automake/autotools neophyte. I have to plead ignorance at the use of $(top_builddir). I've read some of what this variable is supposed to be but I'm not sure. What is its value? How is used in the scripts?
