bug#17590: [PATCH] build: libstdbuf.so: avoid new OS X link failure

[Pádraig Brady]

On 05/25/2014 11:19 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Pádraig Brady <address@hidden> wrote:
>> On 05/25/2014 08:48 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
>>> Without the attached patch, I'd get this new link failure on OS X:
>>>
>>> Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
>>>   "_libintl_gettext", referenced from:
>>>       _apply_mode in src_libstdbuf_so-libstdbuf.o
>>> ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
>>> collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
>>> make[2]: *** [src/libstdbuf.so] Error 1
>>
>> Oh cool, I presume that's since I generalized the
>> stdbuf enablement check that stdbuf is now built
>> on Mac OS X. I presume it works too or you would
>> have seen the test failure.
>>
>> Change looks good.
> 
> Pushed.  Unfortunately, once past that link failure,
> the test of new-to-OSX stdbuf fails.  Here's stdbuf.log:

That shows that the test is correct,
and indicates that the buffering settings were ignored.

I did a very quick search which suggests something
like the attached might work (assuming the build params
we hardcode for building the shared lib are OK).

thanks,
Pádraig.

stdbuf-apple.patch
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