Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 14:49:22 -0500 (EST) From: "James E. Flemer" <jflemer@acm.jhu.edu> To: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> Cc: AlanE <alane@geeksrus.net>, <freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: libtool 1.3 and 1.4 Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33L2.0212151432470.9393-100000@centaur.acm.jhu.edu> In-Reply-To: <019401c2a470$395d3f60$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca>
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On Sun, 15 Dec 2002, Matthew Emmerton wrote: > > As Alan and I have discussed in the past, the move to libtool-1.4 will break > *everything*, since the ltconfig script doesn't exist anymore -- it's been > replaced by some m4 script. This means that every port that uses libtool > will need USE_AUTOCONF in order to generate a configure file and libtool > script that takes into account our FreeBSD mods instead of the GNU default > assumptions. > > Of course, this can't be done without the appropriate logic in bsd.port.mk, > and Alan had asked me to hold off on my 1.4 patches until we release > 5.0-RELEASE and get the support for autoconf / automake cleaned up. Only > then is the time right to start looking at getting libtool-1.4 integrated > into the ports system. That is why my patches are to allow *both* versions to be installed. That way anything that needs libtool-1.3 just says: USE_LIBTOOL=yes, or USE_LIBTOOL_VER=13. So most ports will just work (if they already say USE_LIBTOOL). Newer programs that need 1.4 will also work, because they can simply say: USE_LIBTOOL_VER=14. Please, take a look at the patch for bsd.port.mk. http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~flemej/freebsd/libtool-upgrade/ As I mentioned in my last email, one of the main questions will be whether to have: libtool-1.3.5 and libtool14-1.4.3 or libtool13-1.3.5 and libtool-1.4.3 Note, I haven't tested much at all with USE_LIBTOOL_VER=14, yet because I need some ports that use libtool-1.4 first. Anyone have one to test with? -James To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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