Re: gettext libasprintf won't build.

[Bruno Haible]

Mark Ashley wrote:
> In gettext versions 0.12.1 --> 0.14.1 there is a problem with creating
> libasprintf.
>
> My config is:
> # gmake --version
> GNU Make 3.80
> # uname -a
> SunOS storm 5.8 Generic_108528-26 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise
> # env | grep CC
> CC=cc -xtarget=ultra -xarch=v9 -xcode=pic32 -g
> CXX=CC -xtarget=ultra -xarch=v9 -xcode=pic32 -g
> ...
> I've tried updating ltmain.sh to 1.5.2 with no effect. Seems to be
> something dodgy in the Make rules.

I think it's a bug in libtool: The command
  /bin/bash ./libtool --mode=link CC -xtarget=ultra -xarch=v9 -xcode=pic32 -g  
-g   -o libasprintf.la -rpath /gettext/lib  lib-asprintf.lo
failed to issue a subcommand that would create .libs/libasprintf.so.0.0.0 .

The workaround is to configure gettext with --disable-libasprintf.

> C# releases of Mono and Pnet won't compile on this platform due to the
> 64bit requirements.

This should be handled gracefully; gettext will then be built without full
C# support.

Bruno