Jon Nall wrote:
why do .la files have to store hard-coded paths of the .so files they reference? why aren't the names enough as ld.so should be able to query it's cache of library directories at runtime?
why not? - in other words, what's your actual problem with it...
i realize libtool runs on lots of OSes, and maybe my question is linux-centric. but i really would like to understand what's going on.
not linux-centric, if at all, ELF-centric. The ELF file format is a widely used standard adopted by most unix vendors, so it is pretty common in modern unix systems. In consequence, I see more and more programmers who silently rely on sharedlib functionality that are really ELF-centric features. http://developer.intel.com/vtune/tis.htm A sharedlib_PATH however is quite common, even without ld.so: http://www.fortran-2000.com/ArnaudRecipes/sharedlib.html _______________________________________________ Libtool mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libtool
