[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] configure: linking against static libraries is preferred on OS/2

[KO Myung-Hun]

KO Myung-Hun wrote:
> Hi/2.
> 
> Reimar Döffinger wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 01, 2014 at 12:15:21PM +0900, KO Myung-Hun wrote:
>>> ---
>>>  configure | 5 ++++-
>>>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/configure b/configure
>>> index fd2b115..81a2e18 100755
>>> --- a/configure
>>> +++ b/configure
>>> @@ -4338,7 +4338,7 @@ fi #if linux
>>>  echocheck "pkg-config"
>>>  _pkg_config=pkg-config
>>>  if $($_pkg_config --version > /dev/null 2>&1); then
>>> -  if test "$ld_static"; then
>>> +  if test "$ld_static" || os2 ; then
>>>      _pkg_config="$_pkg_config --static"
>>>    fi
>>>    echores "yes"
>>> @@ -8063,6 +8063,9 @@ echores "$_dvdnav"
>>>  
>>>  extra_ldflags="$extra_ldflags $libm"
>>>  
>>> +# Linking against static libraries is preferred on OS/2
>>> +os2 && extra_ldflags="-Wl,-static $extra_ldflags"
>>
>> Why, what is special about OS/2 that it should default to static?
> 
> Without this, OS/2 ld tries to link against DLLs. Then DLL hells wait
> for us. I don't want to fall into those hells.
> 
>> Especially compared to e.g. Windows (where people for distribution
>> will basically always link statically, too).
> 
> Even if they have both static and shared libraries ? And without any
> additional flags ?
> 
> 

No more comments ?

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KO Myung-Hun

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