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Re: FYI: LDADD/LIBADD doc


From: Alexandre Duret-Lutz
Subject: Re: FYI: LDADD/LIBADD doc
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2003 12:40:42 +0100
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>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:

 adl> Automake uses `LIBADD' for any kind of libraries.  This fixes 
 adl> the manual which used to say `LDADD' was also for shared libraries.

 Akim> What is the point of having two syntaxes now?  
 Akim> Can't they be just aliases?

I wondered about this too.  There is a global `LDADD' variable
that is used for programs without specific `_LDADD' variables,
but there is no global `LIBADD' for libraries without `_LIBADD'
variables.  (I'm not sure a global `LIBADD' would make sense.)

If we unify `_LDADD' and `_LIBADD' variables, we have to do
something about `LDADD'.  Using the global `LDADD' for libraries
seems wrong to me (because people use LDADD to list some
libraries they have built), and restricting it to programs
while supporting `_LDADD' for libraries looks awkward :(
-- 
Alexandre Duret-Lutz





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