Re: libtool/ld shared libraries

On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Waitman Gobble <uzimac_at_da3m0n8t3r.com>wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to figure out why my 10.0-CURRENT machine is having issues
> producing *.so shared library...
>
> [659] > uname -a
> FreeBSD dx.burplex.com 10.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT #0 r248165: Mon
> Mar 11 18:20:30 PDT 2013     root_at_dx.burplex.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/FURAHA
>  amd64
>
> checking dynamic linker characteristics... no
> checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
> checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
> checking if libtool supports shared libraries... no
>
> creating libtool
> appending configuration tag "CXX" to libtool
> checking whether the clang++ linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared
> libraries... no
> checking whether the clang++ linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared
> libraries... no
> checking dynamic linker characteristics... no
> checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... unsupported
>
> [660] > pkg version | grep libtool
> libtool-2.4.2                      =
>
>
>
> (as example) my 9.1-STABLE machine is working OK.
>
> # uname -a
> FreeBSD do.burplex.com 9.1-STABLE FreeBSD 9.1-STABLE #0 r246923M: Sun Feb
> 17 18:30:48 PST 2013     da3m0n8t3r_at_do.burplex.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/KAGISO
>  amd64
>
> checking whether the cc linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries...
> yes
> checking dynamic linker characteristics... freebsd9.1 ld.so
> checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
> checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
> checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
>
> # pkg_info | grep libtool
> libtool-2.4.2       Generic shared library support script
>
>
>
> I kind of remember running into this in the past but I can't recall the
> solution..
>
>
I've run into this before too.  I believe it was the configure script
interpreting "FreeBSD 10" as "FreeBSD 1", and therefore thinking shared
library support wasn't available.

Regards,

-Jim