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Re: Request for option to disable building of static library
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Nick Hudson |
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Re: Request for option to disable building of static library |
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Tue, 22 Jul 2003 15:32:15 +0100 |
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On Tuesday 22 July 2003 2:32 pm, address@hidden wrote:
> address@hidden wrote:
> > On Tuesday 22 July 2003 2:02 pm, Peter O'Gorman wrote:
> > > Firstly, in case you were wondering why libtool builds static libraries
> > > even for loadable modules, libtool via. ltdl supports loading modules
> > > on systems without dynamic loading capabilities using the
> > > -dlopen/-dlpreopen flags.
> >
> > Does anyone actaully use this feature these days?
> Yup, CVS m4 uses it to make sure that the basic modules required for m4-1.4
> backvard compatibility are preloaded.
OK, a better question is does anyone run an operating system that needs this
feature still?
Nick