Updated debian unstable packages (fwd)

[James A. Treacy]

On Wed, Oct 31, 2001 at 06:33:09PM -0600, Linas Vepstas wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2001 at 03:45:48PM -0500, James A. Treacy was heard to remark:
> > trying to track down a problem with libtool.
> > 
> > The libtool problem is proving to be elusive, but expect new packages
> > within a few days.

I don't believe the problem was with libtool itself, but in the way it was
being used.

> Hey, while you're at it, can you fix my favorite libtool bug? :-)
> 
> when I say 
> 
> /bin/sh ../../libtool --mode=link gcc  -g -O2  -lpopt -lm
> -L/gnome/head/INSTALL/lib -lIDL-2 -lgmodule-1.3
> 
> The stupid libtool-1.4.2 does the following: 
> 
> gcc -g -O2 /usr/lib/libpopt.so -lm -L/gnome/head/INSTALL/lib
> /gnome/head/INSTALL/lib/libIDL-2.so /usr/lib/libgmodule-1.3.so
> 
You are talking to the wrong person. I am in the 'libtool is evil'
camp(*) and have avoided dealing with it at all costs.

(*)more correctly, the 'libtool is a necessary evil, which makes life on
a linux system more difficult' camp.

-- 
James (Jay) Treacy
treacy@debian.org