gettext-0.10.36 question/concern/problem ??

[Warren L Dodge]

I am trying to get gettext built on a solaris 8 machine

It will build fine and install

However, several of the commands are using the libiconv.so.2 library
and when the program runs the library is not found.

I tried to sort through the libtool and stuff leading up to it but
really don't see what is happening in the grand scheme of things.

One thing I found is there is a case statement in ltconfig checking
for solaris2.[0-5]

I think it needs to be bumped up to [0-8] so solaris 8 is covered.


But my real problem is that the -R switch is not being put on the link
portion of the libtool command.

I edited libtool and added -R/my/path/lib to it and the tools now will
run when installed.

I see code looking at LD_LIBRARY_PATH 

In my case I build everything so that LD_LIBRARY_PATH is not
set. Using this variable to locate libraries is a real pain to keep
things from numerous packages from stepping on each other.

I also do not use /usr/local/... for my builds since they are on a
file server and server a network of systems via the automounter.


So, my question is:

        How can I get the -R switch set when building gettext