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Re: Request for option to disable building of static library
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gary |
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Re: Request for option to disable building of static library |
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Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:32:58 +0100 |
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address@hidden wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 July 2003 2:02 pm, Peter O'Gorman wrote:
> > Firstly, in case you were wondering why libtool builds static libraries
> > even for loadable modules, libtool via. ltdl supports loading modules
> > on systems without dynamic loading capabilities using the
> > -dlopen/-dlpreopen flags.
>
> Does anyone actaully use this feature these days?
>
> Just curious.
>
> Nick
Yup, CVS m4 uses it to make sure that the basic modules required for m4-1.4
backvard compatibility are preloaded.
Cheers,
Gary.