Re: how to use AC_CHECK_LIB without LDFLAGS?

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Harald Dunkel wrote on Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 09:48:49PM CET:
> 
> My question is: How can I use AC_CHECK_LIB without setting
> a global LDFLAGS?

Why do you have to do that in the first place?

> Using automake I can specify linker flags per program, e.g.
> 
> foo_LDFLAGS = -L/somepath/mylibs1
> bar_LDFLAGS = -L/someotherpath/mylibs2
> 
> But since AC_CHECK_LIB does not allow me to specify linker
> flags for the test program except by setting LDFLAGS (AFAIK),
> a broken search path for either foo or bar sneaks into my
> generated Makefile :-(.

Why is the generated path broken for your use if you just do a
  configure LDFLAGS='-L/somepath/mylibs1 -L/someotherpath/mylibs2'
?  What's broken by it?

Regards,
Ralf