Re: Integrating gnulib into shared library

[Bruno Haible]

Hi,

> I am currently working on a project that uses the gnulib list utility
> and distrubutes a shared library. My problem is that a static library
> cannot be linked into a shared library, which means that gnulib is not
> compiled into my project.
> 
> Is there an easy way that I can fix this?

The easiest way to fix this consists of two steps:

1) In the gnulib-tool invocation, use the option --libtool.
   Rationale: Libtool libraries *can* be included in shared libraries.

2) Use an Automake *_LIBADD variable to specify that it should be linked
   into your library:
     libfoo_la_LDADD = libgnu.la ...

For an example of this technique, see the libgettextpo:
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gettext.git;a=blob;f=gettext-tools/libgettextpo/Makefile.am

Bruno