Re: ORBit 0.3.0: --disable-static doesn't work

[Dick Porter <dick cymru net>]

On Tue, Sep 22, 1998 at 03:51:41PM +0200, Alexander Jolk wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> You can't compile the latest ORBit 0.3.0 (from CVS) using `./configure
> --disable-static'.  This is because several `Makefile.am's explicitly
> request `-static' linking.  The affected files are
> src/idl-compiler/Makefile.am, test/Makefile.am, and
> test/test-poa/Makefile.am.  I removed the `-static' flag, and ORBit
> compiled without further problems.
> 
> Why was static linking requested in the first place?  We should
> perhaps check whether static libraries are being produced and adjust
> the Makefiles accordingly.

Some of the test/ objects were specifically compiled -static to test the
difference between dynamic and static linking on various aspects.


> 
> Alex

- Dick