Re: Octave 3.6.4-rc0 release candidate available for ftp

[Alexander Hansen]

On 10/18/12 2:28 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
> 
> On Oct 18, 2012, at 3:02 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote:
> 
>> On 10/18/12 11:14 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>> On Oct 18, 2012, at 1:52 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 10/18/12 10:48 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>>> $ libtool --version
>>>>> libtool: unknown option character `-' in: --version
>>>>> Usage: libtool -static [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]] 
>>>>> [-arch_only arch] [-sacLT]
>>>>> Usage: libtool -dynamic [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]] 
>>>>> [-arch_only arch] [-o output] [-install_name name] 
>>>>> [-compatibility_version #] [-current_version #] [-seg1addr 0x#] 
>>>>> [-segs_read_only_addr 0x#] [-segs_read_write_addr 0x#] [-seg_addr_table 
>>>>> <filename>] [-seg_addr_table_filename <file_system_path>] [-all_load] 
>>>>> [-noall_load]
>>>>>
>>>>> hmmm ... I'll just ask MacPorts.
>>>>>
>>>>> $ port installed libtool
>>>>> The following ports are currently installed:
>>>>> libtool @2.4_1
>>>>> libtool @2.4.2_0
>>>>> libtool @2.4.2_2
>>>>> libtool @2.4.2_3 (active)
>>>>>
>>>>> The link below indicates that I'm using the same libtool as you ... but 
>>>>> why is the syntax is different?
>>>>>
>>>>>   http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=library&substr=libtool
>>>>>
>>>>> Ben
>>>>
>>>> Apple has their own "libtool" which is not at all similar to GNU's
>>>> libtool.  Fink installs the latter executable under the name "glibtool",
>>>> and Macports may well do the same.
>>>
>>> MacPorts apparently does not rename libtool
>>>
>>>     $ which libtool
>>>     /opt/local/bin/libtool
>>>
>>> Ben
>>>
>>
>> Ah.  Must be a PATH thing:
>>
>> $ libtool --version
>> libtool: unknown option character `-' in: --version
>> Usage: libtool -static [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]]
>> [-arch_only arch] [-sacLT]
>> Usage: libtool -dynamic [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]]
>> [-arch_only arch] [-o output] [-install_name name]
>> [-compatibility_version #] [-current_version #] [-seg1addr 0x#]
>> [-segs_read_only_addr 0x#] [-segs_read_write_addr 0x#] [-seg_addr_table
>> <filename>] [-seg_addr_table_filename <file_system_path>] [-all_load]
>> [-noall_load]
>> Alexanders-MacBook-Pro:install hansen$ which libtool
>> /usr/bin/libtool
>>
>> $ glibtool --version
>> libtool (GNU libtool) 2.4.2
>> Written by Gordon Matzigkeit <address@hidden>, 1996
>>
>> Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> 
> I'm not sure why the MacPort's version doesn't support "--version" ?  I get 
> the same error with it as I do the Apple version.
> 
> $ /opt/local/bin/libtool --version
> /opt/local/bin/libtool: unknown option character `-' in: --version
> Usage: /opt/local/bin/libtool -static [-] file [...] [-filelist 
> listfile[,dirname]] [-arch_only arch] [-sacLT]
> Usage: /opt/local/bin/libtool -dynamic [-] file [...] [-filelist 
> listfile[,dirname]] [-arch_only arch] [-o output] [-install_name name] 
> [-compatibility_version #] [-current_version #] [-seg1addr 0x#] 
> [-segs_read_only_addr 0x#] [-segs_read_write_addr 0x#] [-seg_addr_table 
> <filename>] [-seg_addr_table_filename <file_system_path>] [-all_load] 
> [-noall_load]
> 
> $ /usr/bin/libtool --version
> /usr/bin/libtool: unknown option character `-' in: --version
> Usage: /usr/bin/libtool -static [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]] 
> [-arch_only arch] [-sacLT]
> Usage: /usr/bin/libtool -dynamic [-] file [...] [-filelist 
> listfile[,dirname]] [-arch_only arch] [-o output] [-install_name name] 
> [-compatibility_version #] [-current_version #] [-seg1addr 0x#] 
> [-segs_read_only_addr 0x#] [-segs_read_write_addr 0x#] [-seg_addr_table 
> <filename>] [-seg_addr_table_filename <file_system_path>] [-all_load] 
> [-noall_load]
> 
> Ben
> 
> 

Could your /opt/local/bin/libtool be a symlink?

I can't imagine even if Macports were doing an update to Apple's libtool
(possible, though) that the version which would be applied to that would
be so suspiciously similar to the GNU libtool version.
-- 
Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
Fink User Liaison
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