Re: New libtool is in the GCC and Src trees.

[H. J. Lu]

On Tue, May 29, 2007 at 07:33:28PM -0400, address@hidden wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 29 May 2007 12:36:13 -0600, "Tom Tromey" 
> said:
> > >>>>> "Charles" == Charles Wilson writes:
> > Charles> Secondly, the entire contents of libjava/libltdl/ need to be
> > Charles> updated.
> > 
> > I don't think we need to do this.  libgcj uses libltdl primarily as a
> > portable wrapper for dlopen.  As such it works just fine as is. 
> 
> Well, it /did/ -- until the new-libtool merge.  Now there seem to be
> build problems.  So /something/ needs fixin'. <g>
> 
> > Also,
> > libgcj has some local libltdl patches as well.
> 
> Then they should be submitted upstream -- if they are still necessary. 
> There have been a lot of improvements in libltdl since 1.4.x and even
> 1.5.x.
> 
> > Why do you think it should be updated?
> 
> Because unless I am very mistaken, new libtool.m4 + old ltdl.m4(&other
> old libltdl stuff) is not a tested/supported configuration -- it /may/

Libjava will build with patches in

http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2007-05/msg02031.html
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2007-05/msg01820.html


H.J.