Re: tests on AIX 5

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Ralf Wildenhues wrote on Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 07:40:20AM CET:
> * Bob Friesenhahn wrote on Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 12:58:49AM CET:
> > On Mon, 15 Nov 2004, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> > >
> > >Is dlsym() of a symbol from the main program (vs a symbol in shared 
> > >libraries the program depends on) portable behavior?  Should we expect 
> > >libtool/libltdl to support it?
> > 
> > To follow up on my own posting, it seems like the libltdl 
> > documentation should include a summary of the capabilities it 
> > claims/expects to portably support, and what it is expected to be used 
> > for. Libltdl is not really a portable dlsym() wrapper since dlsym() 
> > supports many non-portable behaviors.  In order to support its 
> > portability objective, libltdl should support the lowest (acceptable) 
> > common denominator functionality, and this functionality should be 
> > documented.
> 
> This is *not* a sane requirement IMVHO.  This *is* a matter which can be
> argued about.  Might do it now, while many new things are envisioned
> and argued anyway:

Sorry for following up on myself, but I think I should clarify my
statement somewhat:
It is of course desirable to document which part comprises the lowest
common denominator functionality as well as which parts are not within
this set.

Other than that, my response may have seemed imflammatory or
disrespectful.  I am sorry if this is the case, it surely was not
intended.

Regards,
Ralf