Re: Mac OSX

[D . Walsh]

On Mar 07, 2005, at 19:26, Peter O'Gorman wrote:

> D.Walsh wrote:
>
> > Peter, are you trying to tell me that the "libtool" supplied and 
> > installed in Mac OSX is not the "GNU libtool"?
>
> Yes, I am, in a way. Apple ships GNU libtool as /usr/bin/glibtool, and 
> has a completely different program as /usr/bin/libtool. Let me 
> demonstrate:
>
> peter% /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]
> peter% what /usr/bin/libtool
> /usr/bin/libtool
>         PROGRAM:cctools_misc  PROJECT:cctools-525  DEVELOPER:root 
> BUILT:Thu Jul 15 17:35:13 PDT 2004
> peter% file /usr/bin/libtool
> /usr/bin/libtool: Mach-O executable ppc
>
> And then:
> peter% /usr/bin/glibtool --version
> ltmain.sh (GNU libtool) 1.5 (1.1220 2003/04/05 19:32:58)
>
> Copyright (C) 2003  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There 
> is NO
> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
> PURPOSE.
> peter% what /usr/bin/glibtool
> /usr/bin/glibtool
> peter% file /usr/bin/glibtool
> /usr/bin/glibtool: Bourne shell script text executable
>
> > Apple documentation claims that it is.
>
> Where? They may have a documentation bug.
>
> Peter

Peter, I can accept this explanation because Apple has been known to 
with-hold information and you validate your statements with evidence, 
however it does not solve my problem but, you are no longer being asked 
to do so as you have pointed out it is not a libtool problem.

I understand that you are including an appropriate program prefix patch 
for the Mac regarding libtool->glibtool and it is a beneficial patch 
for this environment and I wish to thank you for this much.

I also wish to thank you for the assistance and clarity you have 
provided thus far and I will now seek to find a solution to this 
problem in the appropriate avenue.

-- Dale