ltmain.sh patch: -all-dynamic option
Hello, I have an application that builds a library for use with LD_PRELOAD, which should only be built dynamically. I have used a modification like the one below to achieve this: *** ltmain.sh.orig Sat Oct 30 11:35:37 2010 --- ltmain.sh Sat Oct 30 11:37:50 2010 *** *** 5173,5178 --- 5173,5185 fi prefer_static_libs=yes ;; + -all-dynamic) + if test "$build_libtool_libs" = no; then + func_warning "unable to build only dynamic libraries in this configuration" + fi + build_old_libs=no + prefer_static_libs=no + ;; -static) if test -z "$pic_flag" && test -n "$link_static_flag"; then dlopen_self=$dlopen_self_static Would it be possible to have this kind of functionality included in the official libtool distribution? Regards, Karl-Andre' Skevik Inferno Nettverk A/S
Re: ltmain.sh patch: -all-dynamic option
Ralf Wildenhues writes: > Hello Karl-Andre', > > * Karl-Andre' Skevik wrote on Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 11:46:38AM CEST: >> I have an application that builds a library for use with LD_PRELOAD, >> which should only be built dynamically. I have used a modification >> like the one below to achieve this: > >> *** ltmain.sh.orig Sat Oct 30 11:35:37 2010 >> --- ltmain.sh Sat Oct 30 11:37:50 2010 >> *** >> *** 5173,5178 >> --- 5173,5185 >> fi >> prefer_static_libs=yes >> ;; >> + -all-dynamic) >> + if test "$build_libtool_libs" = no; then >> + func_warning "unable to build only dynamic libraries in this >> configuration" >> + fi >> + build_old_libs=no >> + prefer_static_libs=no >> + ;; >> -static) >> if test -z "$pic_flag" && test -n "$link_static_flag"; then >> dlopen_self=$dlopen_self_static >> >> Would it be possible to have this kind of functionality included in >> the official libtool distribution? > > Thanks for the report and patch. What does -all-dynamic bring you that > either of the following won't? Hello, thank you for the feedback. > - configure with --disable-static, The package also builds normal libraries that should be build both as static and dynamic, so this option can unfortunately not be used. > - add --tag=disable-static to AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS or libfoo_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS. At least with libtool 1.5.26 this does not appear to have any effect, a static library still gets built and installed. Regards, Karl-Andre' Skevik Inferno Nettverk A/S
Re: ltmain.sh patch: -all-dynamic option
Ralf Wildenhues writes: > * Karl-Andre' Skevik wrote on Tue, Nov 02, 2010 at 09:26:33AM CET: >> Ralf Wildenhues writes: >> > * Karl-Andre' Skevik wrote on Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 11:46:38AM CEST: >> >> I have an application that builds a library for use with LD_PRELOAD, >> >> which should only be built dynamically. I have used a modification >> >> like the one below to achieve this: > >> > Thanks for the report and patch. What does -all-dynamic bring you that >> > either of the following won't? > >> > - configure with --disable-static, >> >> The package also builds normal libraries that should be build both as >> static and dynamic, so this option can unfortunately not be used. > > OK. > >> > - add --tag=disable-static to AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS or libfoo_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS. >> >> At least with libtool 1.5.26 this does not appear to have any effect, >> a static library still gets built and installed. > > Libtool 1.5.26 is old, and the 1.5 branch not maintained any more. > We have arrived at 2.4, please consider updating. > > That said, I *think* that this should have worked with 1.5.x already; > but you need Automake >= 1.10 for support of the *_LIBTOOLFLAGS special > variables. I'm guessing that you have an older Automake, because the > following minimal example gets me a libfoo that is not built statically. > > Please report whether it does for you, and if you get a static libfoo.a, > please try to modify the example so it exposes the failure in your > setup. Hello, with automake 1.10 that appears to work, thank you for your help. I tested previously with automake 1.9. Regards, Karl-Andre' Skevik Inferno Nettverk A/S
