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Re: libtool and shared libraries


[Reformatted--please read this:
  http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTWLL
Thanks.]

On 2010-07-02 00:13Z, dhenman@gmail.com wrote:
> After writing and sending the below note, I found the message
> recommending the use of the "-no-undefined" option.  I will use
> it and see if it helps.
> 
> If that is the problem's solution though, wouldn't it would be
> nice not to have to manually set it for programs involving shared
> libraries?  Couldn't this option be made into a default, which by
> doing so would make a lot of source code packages buildable as is,
> I should think.

The Autobook
  http://sourceware.org/autobook/autobook/autobook_88.html
says:
  "Historically, the default behaviour of Libtool was as if
  `-no-undefined' was always passed on the command line"
and goes on to explain why that default was changed.

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