Re: libtool does not recognize lib64 -- Update to Olly Betts' patch

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Toshio Kuratomi wrote on Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:20:09PM CEST:
> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 04:04:04PM -0400, Toshio Kuratomi wrote:
> > Greetings.  I package software for Fedora and frequently get hit with
> > /usr/lib64 being added as an rpath in builds.  I found what I think is the
> > last thread on this subject here:
> >   http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool-patches/2010-06/msg00141.html
> > 
> > In the second message, Olly Betts links to a message from 2007 where he
> > proposed a patch that would solve this by parsing the output of
> > /sbin/ldconfig rather than trying to parse /etc/ld.so.conf.  The thread
> > ended with a positive view of the patch and a request to update the patch
> > for current libtool.  This last step doesn't appear to have happened.
> > 
> > Since I care about this issue, I've gone ahead and ported the patch to
> > current git master.  I'm attaching it here.
> > 
> Anything I need to do to get this looked at?

I'm looking at it.  The patch has issues, the approach itself has issues
too, and is definitely not ready for the upcoming release.

Details when I have them sorted out.

Thanks,
Ralf