Re: libtool and mkoctfile

[Søren Hauberg]

man, 02 11 2009 kl. 16:29 -0500, skrev John W. Eaton:
> I would like to make the mkoctfile script use libtool to create .oct
> files, the same as we will soon be using in the Makefiles that build
> the .oct files that are part of Octave.  I think I have most of the
> details worked out, but one problem remains.  Libtool is a Unix shell
> script, so we will need to do something for Windows systems.  Is it
> reasonable for Octave to require a Unix command shell and the
> associated commands that libtool requires for building .oct files?

I'm just following this from the side-line, so this is probably a stupid
question...  What is 'libtool' supposed to do here? Is it just supposed
generate a set of compiler and linker flags that ensures that the .oct
file can be generated? If so, are these flags the same every time
'mkoctfile' is called? If so, can't we just generate these flags when
Octave is compiled instead of generating them at run-time?

Soren