[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #42002] pkg/mkoctfile need to support '-framework' flags; patch supplied

[Michael C. Grant]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?42002>

                 Summary: pkg/mkoctfile need to support '-framework' flags;
patch supplied
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: mcgrant
            Submitted on: Sun 30 Mar 2014 02:18:57 PM GMT
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Michael C. Grant
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.8.1
        Operating System: Mac OS

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Details:

If BLAS_FLAGS=-framework vecLib, then attempts to install packages from Octave
Forge that rely on this flag will fail, because mkoctfile does not support the
"-framework" command-line option. 

I supplied a patch here:
https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?8427
https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/download.php?file_id=31072

I decided to make this a bug because it is indeed breaking typical use of the
"pkg" command. One of the Homebrew users has rectified the problem for his own
distribution by using "--with-blas='-Wl,-framework -Wl,vecLib". So in theory,
the solution could be to fix configure instead. But libtool does a good
(though not perfect) job of supporting the -framework flag, so it woudl be
better to leave it bare.




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