Re: program target missing $(EXEEXT)

[Alexandre Oliva]

On Mar 28, 2001, "Robert Collins" <address@hidden> wrote:

>> From: edward [mailto:address@hidden

>> development utilities like libtool *expect* the .exe to *not* be
>> explicitly tagged in the Makefiles.  having .exe breaks libtools
>> usage of scripts to wrap applications which need a loader hint

This is a correct assessment.  Maybe libtool should give up on
creating wrapper scripts, and start linking replacement executables
with similar effects?

> Isn't there a _SCRIPTS primary _for scripts_.  That doesn't get
> $(EXEEXT) added to it at all. Perhaps the wrong target was being
> used?

Nope.  automake can't tell in advance whether libtool will decide to
link the executable in-place or create a wrapper script.

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