Re: [PATCH, take 4][cygwin|mingw] Control where win32 DLLs get installed.

[Roumen Petrov]

Dave Korn wrote:
> Roumen Petrov wrote:
>
> > The calculation or relative path to dll is based on function XXX_abspath
> > that may produce wrong results. 
>
>   No it doesn't.  Like any function, it produces the correct results when
> given valid inputs, but if you give it bad input, you get GIGO.

:) :) :-D


> I suggest you
> go read the fine manual about the "realpath" and "abspath" functions, because
> until you understand the difference between these two functions you're just
> wasting everybody's time. 

:)


> *Your suggestion to use realpath instead of abspath
> requires magic or time-travel before it is even possible, which is why I will
> waste no time on it.*

Reading all above seems to my you mix mail threads and/or lists.


> > I'm concerned that we can't implement a working portable(cross-platform)
> > relative path calculation.
>
>   But that is exactly what I have done.  It works, it is in portable code, it
> operates the same on all platforms.  It has an implicit requirement that you
> do not pass it a path containing a symlink.  As does *everything else* in
> autotools.

:) :) :) Dave, you even don't understand what is wrong.


> > What is better for "dlname" for installed la-file: absolute or relative path ?
>
>   That you could even ask such a question demonstrates that you don't
> understand the subject you are pontificating about.  Go and read up about how
> 'configure' works and what a "prefix" is.

Please, countdown before to post (hint: manual is libtool) .


>     cheers,
>       DaveK


Roumen