Re: libtool.m4 option to use installed libtool

2005-04-01 Thread Gary V. Vaughan
Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > On Fri, 1 Apr 2005, Gary V. Vaughan wrote: > >> Ralf Wildenhues wrote: >> >>> Hmm. "Always use our own libtool" sounds a lot like some bug needed >>> this. But then again, that line has been in there unchanged for six >>> years. I wonder if it will break setups if we ch

Re: libtool.m4 option to use installed libtool

2005-04-01 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Fri, 1 Apr 2005, Gary V. Vaughan wrote: Ralf Wildenhues wrote: Hmm. "Always use our own libtool" sounds a lot like some bug needed this. But then again, that line has been in there unchanged for six years. I wonder if it will break setups if we change this, it's like a rope to save us from st

Re: libtool.m4 option to use installed libtool

2005-04-01 Thread Gary V. Vaughan
Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > Hmm. "Always use our own libtool" sounds a lot like some bug needed > this. But then again, that line has been in there unchanged for six > years. I wonder if it will break setups if we change this, it's like > a rope to save us from stupid errors rather than a necessity

Re: libtool.m4 option to use installed libtool

2005-03-31 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hi Greg, * Greg Hudson wrote on Thu, Mar 31, 2005 at 11:56:51PM CEST: > Periodically, I face situations like this: libtool fails in some > situation on a new operating system. The problem is already fixed > upstream or can be fixed easily, but most of the packages I build are > packaged with an o

libtool.m4 option to use installed libtool

2005-03-31 Thread Greg Hudson
Periodically, I face situations like this: libtool fails in some situation on a new operating system. The problem is already fixed upstream or can be fixed easily, but most of the packages I build are packaged with an old version. Recent examples include the DESTDIR bug with relinking in 1.4.x an