Re: libtool option to build both static and shared?

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Thu, 12 Nov 2009, Stepan Kasal wrote:
> Is there an option that would tell libtool to "build both", even
> though it was configured with --disable-static?
>
> I invented a solution that should work: configure with
> --enable-static and then use -shared in CFLAGS or AM_CFLAGS for all
> but libraries but that one.  I could recommend this solution to the
> user, but I feel that the solution outlined above would be more
> comfortable.

This is the solution which currently does work, as long as the OS, 
tools, and libraries are capable of it.  Note that using 
--disable-static is not portable so attempting to force only a shared 
build decreases portability.  One place I have observed failures with 
--disable-static is under Microsoft Windows since the necessary DLLs 
are not always available.  You may encounter similar issues on Unix 
system if there is dependence on an installed library which does not 
have a shared version available.

Bob
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