Re: libtool-branch-2-0: add strlcat/strlcpy emulation

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Bob Friesenhahn wrote on Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 04:51:50PM CET:
> On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Albert Chin wrote:
> >>the system versions if they are available.
> >
> >AC_REPLACE_FUNCS doesn't create an empty .o file like yours does. But,
> >this is I think only a problem on Tru64 UNIX which deosn't have
> >strlcat.
> 
> I don't believe that Linux provides the strl* functions either.  Of 
> course MinGW definitely does not.

linux-gnu does not.  linux-dietlibc does.  In this case it's really
misleading to speak of Linux as the system.  It's only the kernel.  :-)

(The important point here is that GNU ld doesn't mind empty object
files.)

Regards,
Ralf