Re: [PATCH] cygwin sharedlib build fixes, terminfo

[Charles Wilson]

Thomas Dickey wrote:

> (cd /usr/build/ncurses/ncurses-5.3-20030802/lib; /bin/sh 
> /usr/local/TEST/libtool-1.5/bin/libtool --mode=relink /usr/bin/g++ -o 
> libncurses++.la ../obj_lo/cursesf.lo ../obj_lo/cursesm.lo ../obj_lo/cursesw.lo 
> ../obj_lo/cursespad.lo ../obj_lo/cursesp.lo ../obj_lo/cursslk.lo 
> ../obj_lo/cursesapp.lo ../obj_lo/cursesmain.lo -rpath /usr/lib -version-info 
> 5:3 -no-undefined -L../lib -lform -lmenu -lpanel -lncurses -inst-prefix-dir 
> /tmp/FOO)
> libtool: link: unable to infer tagged configuration
> libtool: link: specify a tag with `--tag'
> libtool: install: error: relink `../lib/libncurses++.la' with the above command 
> before installing it
> make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/build/ncurses/ncurses-5.3-20030802/c++'
> make: *** [install] Error 2

Yes, this is the libtool bug I referred to.  Libtool-1.5 *requires* that 
the --tag=XXX parameter be present, when using any language other than 
C.  However, libtool-1.5 neglects to *record* that value in the 
uninstalled .la file, for use when relinking-to-install.

However, libtool-1.4.x doesn't really support ANY language other than C 
at all, so it doesn't work (or only works via luck; I haven't tried) in 
the c++ directory either.

So, it's a libtool-1.5 bug.  I'll be reporting it to the libtool list 
when I take care of a few other things.  I might even be able to come up 
with a patch...

--
Chuck