Re: Octave 3.6.4-rc0 release candidate available for ftp

[Ben Abbott]

On Oct 18, 2012, at 6:05 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote:

> On 10/18/12 2:28 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>> 
>> On Oct 18, 2012, at 3:02 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote:
>> 
>>> On 10/18/12 11:14 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>>> On Oct 18, 2012, at 1:52 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 10/18/12 10:48 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>> 
>>>>>> $ libtool --version
>>>>>> libtool: unknown option character `-' in: --version
>>>>>> Usage: libtool -static [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]] 
>>>>>> [-arch_only arch] [-sacLT]
>>>>>> Usage: 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]
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> hmmm ... I'll just ask MacPorts.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> $ port installed libtool
>>>>>> The following ports are currently installed:
>>>>>> libtool @2.4_1
>>>>>> libtool @2.4.2_0
>>>>>> libtool @2.4.2_2
>>>>>> libtool @2.4.2_3 (active)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The link below indicates that I'm using the same libtool as you ... but 
>>>>>> why is the syntax is different?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=library&substr=libtool
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ben
>>>>> 
>>>>> Apple has their own "libtool" which is not at all similar to GNU's
>>>>> libtool.  Fink installs the latter executable under the name "glibtool",
>>>>> and Macports may well do the same.
>>>> 
>>>> MacPorts apparently does not rename libtool
>>>> 
>>>>    $ which libtool
>>>>    /opt/local/bin/libtool
>>>> 
>>>> Ben
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Ah.  Must be a PATH thing:
>>> 
>>> $ libtool --version
>>> libtool: unknown option character `-' in: --version
>>> Usage: libtool -static [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]]
>>> [-arch_only arch] [-sacLT]
>>> Usage: 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]
>>> Alexanders-MacBook-Pro:install hansen$ which libtool
>>> /usr/bin/libtool
>>> 
>>> $ glibtool --version
>>> libtool (GNU libtool) 2.4.2
>>> Written by Gordon Matzigkeit <address@hidden>, 1996
>>> 
>>> Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>> 
>> I'm not sure why the MacPort's version doesn't support "--version" ?  I get 
>> the same error with it as I do the Apple version.
>> 
>> $ /opt/local/bin/libtool --version
>> /opt/local/bin/libtool: unknown option character `-' in: --version
>> Usage: /opt/local/bin/libtool -static [-] file [...] [-filelist 
>> listfile[,dirname]] [-arch_only arch] [-sacLT]
>> Usage: /opt/local/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]
>> 
>> $ /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]
>> 
>> Ben
>> 
>> 
> 
> Could your /opt/local/bin/libtool be a symlink?
> 
> I can't imagine even if Macports were doing an update to Apple's libtool
> (possible, though) that the version which would be applied to that would
> be so suspiciously similar to the GNU libtool version.

Looks real and different from Apple's

$ ls -l /opt/local/bin/libtool 
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root  admin  155520 Apr 23 10:54 /opt/local/bin/libtool

$ ls -l /usr/bin/libtool 
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  312880 Jun 15  2011 /usr/bin/libtool

Ben