Re: [PATCH] libtool.m4: Fix -export-symbols for GNU ld on non-Linux

[Ileana Dumitrescu]

On 23/01/2024 03:38, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On 22 Jan 2024 15:34, Tijl Coosemans wrote:
> > Apply the fix for Linux from fb5e6cda96bd9dcae9e4f62ec8b6b3e572a32743
> > to the non-Linux cases.
> >
> > -export-symbols was implemented using --retain-symbols-file. For
> > non-exported symbols this flag tries to remove symbol information
> > altogether which it can only do if a symbol isn't referenced
> > anywhere. So, often this flag doesn't do anything. With a version
> > script non-exported symbols can be marked local instead of removed.
>
> this looks fine, but i kind of think we should wait to kick out the current
> release and then merge it
> -mike

I agree. I'm currently waiting on upload permissions to Savannah, so
that I can upload an alpha. If it takes too long to get permissions,
I'll consider going ahead and merging this in.

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Ileana Dumitrescu

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