Re: Octave 3.6.4-rc0 release candidate available for ftp

[Ben Abbott]

On Oct 18, 2012, at 3:02 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote:

> On 10/18/12 11:14 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>> On Oct 18, 2012, at 1:52 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote:
>> 
>>> On 10/18/12 10:48 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>> 
>>> <snip>
>>> 
>>>> $ libtool --version
>>>> libtool: unknown option character `-' in: --version
>>>> Usage: libtool -static [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]] 
>>>> [-arch_only arch] [-sacLT]
>>>> Usage: libtool -dynamic [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]] 
>>>> [-arch_only arch] [-o output] [-install_name name] [-compatibility_version 
>>>> #] [-current_version #] [-seg1addr 0x#] [-segs_read_only_addr 0x#] 
>>>> [-segs_read_write_addr 0x#] [-seg_addr_table <filename>] 
>>>> [-seg_addr_table_filename <file_system_path>] [-all_load] [-noall_load]
>>>> 
>>>> hmmm ... I'll just ask MacPorts.
>>>> 
>>>> $ port installed libtool
>>>> The following ports are currently installed:
>>>> libtool @2.4_1
>>>> libtool @2.4.2_0
>>>> libtool @2.4.2_2
>>>> libtool @2.4.2_3 (active)
>>>> 
>>>> The link below indicates that I'm using the same libtool as you ... but 
>>>> why is the syntax is different?
>>>> 
>>>>    http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=library&substr=libtool
>>>> 
>>>> Ben
>>> 
>>> Apple has their own "libtool" which is not at all similar to GNU's
>>> libtool.  Fink installs the latter executable under the name "glibtool",
>>> and Macports may well do the same.
>> 
>> MacPorts apparently does not rename libtool
>> 
>>      $ which libtool
>>      /opt/local/bin/libtool
>> 
>> Ben
>> 
> 
> Ah.  Must be a PATH thing:
> 
> $ libtool --version
> libtool: unknown option character `-' in: --version
> Usage: libtool -static [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]]
> [-arch_only arch] [-sacLT]
> Usage: libtool -dynamic [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]]
> [-arch_only arch] [-o output] [-install_name name]
> [-compatibility_version #] [-current_version #] [-seg1addr 0x#]
> [-segs_read_only_addr 0x#] [-segs_read_write_addr 0x#] [-seg_addr_table
> <filename>] [-seg_addr_table_filename <file_system_path>] [-all_load]
> [-noall_load]
> Alexanders-MacBook-Pro:install hansen$ which libtool
> /usr/bin/libtool
> 
> $ glibtool --version
> libtool (GNU libtool) 2.4.2
> Written by Gordon Matzigkeit <address@hidden>, 1996
> 
> Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

I'm not sure why the MacPort's version doesn't support "--version" ?  I get the 
same error with it as I do the Apple version.

$ /opt/local/bin/libtool --version
/opt/local/bin/libtool: unknown option character `-' in: --version
Usage: /opt/local/bin/libtool -static [-] file [...] [-filelist 
listfile[,dirname]] [-arch_only arch] [-sacLT]
Usage: /opt/local/bin/libtool -dynamic [-] file [...] [-filelist 
listfile[,dirname]] [-arch_only arch] [-o output] [-install_name name] 
[-compatibility_version #] [-current_version #] [-seg1addr 0x#] 
[-segs_read_only_addr 0x#] [-segs_read_write_addr 0x#] [-seg_addr_table 
<filename>] [-seg_addr_table_filename <file_system_path>] [-all_load] 
[-noall_load]

$ /usr/bin/libtool --version
/usr/bin/libtool: unknown option character `-' in: --version
Usage: /usr/bin/libtool -static [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]] 
[-arch_only arch] [-sacLT]
Usage: /usr/bin/libtool -dynamic [-] file [...] [-filelist listfile[,dirname]] 
[-arch_only arch] [-o output] [-install_name name] [-compatibility_version #] 
[-current_version #] [-seg1addr 0x#] [-segs_read_only_addr 0x#] 
[-segs_read_write_addr 0x#] [-seg_addr_table <filename>] 
[-seg_addr_table_filename <file_system_path>] [-all_load] [-noall_load]

Ben