Re: Possible flaw in `libtool's argument shuffle ?? --

[Paul Townsend]

On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 10:41:38 +0100, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
>Hi Paul,
> S N I P . . .
>
>> FWIW, the "-Bstatic" option doesn't necessarily cause the Solaris link
>> editor to build a static image.  The "-dn" option should probably be
>> used instead.
>
>Hmm.  Libtool's -all-static is supposed to build a static image, not
>-static.

Are we referencing the same thing?  I'm referencing the "-Bstatic" from
the generated `libtool' text as

  # Compiler flag to prevent dynamic linking.
  link_static_flag="-Bstatic"

Is this "libtool" variable used to "prevent dynamic linking" or to
"cause a static link"?

FWIW, I was attempting to statically link the two libraries, "-lssl" and
"-lcrypto", only.  All other libraries would be dynamically linked
assuming there was a "....so" library available.

--  Thanks for your response,
--    Paul Townsend (alpha alpha beta at purdue dot edu)