Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:01:15 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Daniel Lucq <daniel@scanit.be> Cc: dinoex@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: graphics/tiff port Message-ID: <4558CF0B.6010400@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4558CB1E.50706@scanit.be>
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Daniel Lucq wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've got a question regarding the graphics/tiff port.
>
> In the makefile for this port, there is the line
> LDFLAGS+= -lcompat
>
> Now I've had a look at the source code, and I cannot see anything in
> there which would seem to require linking with libcompat.
>
> Maybe I'm overlooking something, but if libcompat is indeed not needed
> by this port, I really would like to plead for removing of this line
> from graphics/tiff/Makefile.
>
> Reason is that this -lcompat is being propagated via libtool into
> sane-backends, and from there into something I'm trying to port, where
> libcompat is causing me a world of grief (because it's causing
> regcomp/regexec to be linked from libcompat, and regfree from libc).
>
> So, would it be possible to remove the -lcompat line from
> graphics/tiff/Makefile? Pretty please?
First off, you're likely to get a better response if you cc the
maintainer of the port, which I've done for you.
Second, what were the results of your testing the library built
without libcompat?
Doug
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