RE: Libtool HEAD on Windows.

[Duft Markus]

Hi!

Duft Markus <> wrote:
> Hi!
> [...]
> 
> Attached is both a log for configure/build and the complete testsuite,
> and a patch against current HEAD.

Has anybody looked into this yet? I'm afraid this won't apply anymore
when it's finally reviewed.

Cheers, Markus

> 
> 2008-02-12  Markus Duft <address@hidden>
> 
>     Implemented support for *-winnt*, which is the "parity"
>     compiler for windows (http://www.sf.net/projects/parity):
> 
>     * libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh: recognize winnt as Windows OS,
>     specially handle parity compiler (force C++), don't handle
>     .exe extensions like on cygwin and mingw, but like on UNIX.
>     Disable the use of reloadable objects (not supported).
>     * libltdl/libltdl/lt_system.h: Only define R_OK if it's not
>     allready defined elsewhere on Windows.
>     * libltdl/loaders/dlopen.c: Don't use RTLD_GLOBAL with parity.
>     * libltdl/loaders/loadlibrary.c: In case LoadLibrary is used
>     instead of dlopen, convert paths to windows-style for the
>     Windows API's (dlopen does this otherwise).
>     * libltdl/m4/argz.m4: Windows (parity) has no argz support.
>     * libltdl/m4/libtool.m4: Added winnt support.
>     * libltdl/m4/ltdl.m4: On winnt dlopen opens deplibs.
>     * tests/configure-iface.at: Fix output for testsuite.
>     * tests/ctor.at: Use dllimport for correct link.
>     * tests/destdir.at: Add $EXEEXT to output filenames.
>     * tests/duplicate_conv.at: Don't execute the part of the test
>     that relies on reloadable objects (not supported).
>     * tests/export.at: Need explicit export of uninitialized data,
>     use the LIBA_SCOPE define instead of extern.
>     * tests/link-order.at: Use dllimport for correct link.
>     * tests/link-order2.at: XFAIL on winnt. Windows has no RTL.
>     * tests/lt_dladvise.at: Fix output for testsuite. Use
>     dllimport for correct link. Don't test undefined symbols.
>     * tests/lt_dlexit.at: Use dllimport for correct link.
>     * tests/need_lib_prefix.at: Fix output for testsuite.
>     * tests/stresstest.at: Need explicit export of uninitialized
>     data, use the LIBA_SCOPE define instead of extern. link the
>     main-static object only when -static is given.
>     * tests/template.at: Add dependent libs to link line. There
>     is no support for undefined symbols on winnt.
>     * tests/testsuite.at: the *_EXEC_CHECK macros know of $EXEEXT
>     * tests/demo/foo.c tests/demo/foo.h tests/depdemo/l1/l1.c
>     tests/depdemo/l1/l1.h tests/depdemo/l2/l2.c
>     tests/depdemo/l2/l2.h tests/depdemo/l3/l3.c
>     tests/depdemo/l3/l3.h tests/depdemo/l4/l4.c
>     tests/depdemo/l4/l4.h: Use dllimport for correct link.
>     * tests/mdemo/foo1.c tests/mdemo/foo2.c: Initialize global
>     data, otherwise dllexport would be required.
>     * tests/pdemo/foo.h tests/pdemo/longer_file_name_foo.c: Use
>     dllimport for correct link.
> 
> I hope that's everything you need, otherwise just tell me.
> 
> Cheers, Markus