Re: libtool problem on system with 32 and 64 bit libraries

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Sat, 9 May 2009, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> * Markus Elfring wrote on Fri, May 08, 2009 at 07:59:16PM CEST:
> > I am curious if the libtool software will ever be able to determine the
> > appropriate directory automatically on systems with multiple processor
> > architectures.
>
> If you know of a fully automatic way that works, and that not only for
> your system your distribution your current version, but for strictly
> more systems, distributions, versions, compilers and compiler versions
> for which the current method works then we're all ears.

I think that what is needed is for the community to develop a 
specification for a simple and easily parsed format and location for a 
file which defines the architectures that a system supports, and the 
associated conventions.  Systems pre-dating this new convention can be 
updated by adding the file.  A future version of libtool could use 
this information when searching for files, or when building and 
installing libraries.

Bob
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