Dave Korn wrote:
Roumen Petrov wrote:
The calculation or relative path to dll is based on function XXX_abspath
that may produce wrong results.
No it doesn't. Like any function, it produces the correct results when
given valid inputs, but if you give it bad input, you get GIGO.
:) :) :-D
I suggest you
go read the fine manual about the "realpath" and "abspath" functions, because
until you understand the difference between these two functions you're just
wasting everybody's time.
:)
*Your suggestion to use realpath instead of abspath
requires magic or time-travel before it is even possible, which is why I will
waste no time on it.*
Reading all above seems to my you mix mail threads and/or lists.
I'm concerned that we can't implement a working portable(cross-platform)
relative path calculation.
But that is exactly what I have done. It works, it is in portable code, it
operates the same on all platforms. It has an implicit requirement that you
do not pass it a path containing a symlink. As does *everything else* in
autotools.
:) :) :) Dave, you even don't understand what is wrong.
What is better for "dlname" for installed la-file: absolute or relative path ?
That you could even ask such a question demonstrates that you don't
understand the subject you are pontificating about. Go and read up about how
'configure' works and what a "prefix" is.
Please, countdown before to post (hint: manual is libtool) .
cheers,
DaveK
Roumen
