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Re: [bug-gnu-libiconv] libiconv-1.15


From: Bruno Haible
Subject: Re: [bug-gnu-libiconv] libiconv-1.15
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 14:00:51 +0100
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Michael Felt wrote:
> I like what you did with libtool (or is it in libtool-2.4.6 and doing 
> this automagically) - namely creating a new $prefix/lib/libiconv.a with 
> copies of the existing AIX legacy libiconv.a members (shr.o, shr4.o 
> (32-bit) and shr_64.o (64-bit)).

It's special code in libiconv/lib/Makefile.in.

> There is a danger for packagers - as myself: the new archive gets the 
> shr*.o file of the packaging system and not necessarily one as new as 
> the system the pre-packaged version gets installed on.

What packagers are you talking about? The code is written for users
who just follow the "./configure; make; make check; make install" idiom.
Is there something like Homebrew/MacPorts/Fink/OpenPKG/OpenCSW for AIX?

> Before in "%post" install scripts the AIX legacy members get appended - 
> now they will be updated and position is preserved.

I don't know what '"%post" install scripts' you are talking about.

Bruno





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