libtool 1.4.2

[Jens Thiele]

libtool bug ?
if you specify -L the linker should prefer libraries in this location

example:
mkdir /tmp/myownlibs;cp /usr/libz.* /tmp/myownlibs
gcc -v -L/tmp/myownlibs -lz
will try to link with /tmp/myownlibs/libz.so

=> libtool should do the same
and will do the same as long as there is no corresponding .la
but if there is a .la it will prefer libraries in system default paths
(f.e. /usr/lib)

example of the bug:

cp /usr/lib/libxml.* /tmp/myownlibs
libtool -n --mode=link gcc -L/tmp/myownlibs -lxml -o foo
gcc -o foo  -L/tmp/myownlibs /usr/lib/libxml.so -lz
                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I also do not understand why libtool replaces -lxml ?

greetings
karme

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