So are you suggesting that the entire block:
LIBS="$LIBS -ldl"
AC_MSG_CHECKING([for -ldl])
AC_TRY_LINK(
[#include <dlfcn.h>],
[volatile int f = 0; if (f) dlopen ("dummy", 0);],
[AC_MSG_RESULT([yes]); have_dl=yes],
[AC_MSG_RESULT([no])])
if test x"$have_dl" = x"yes"; then
pluginlibs="$pluginlibs -ldl"
fi
should be replaced with something based on AC_CHECK_LIB? I'll give that a test!
Thanks,
Nicholas "Indy" Ray
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Ian Lance Taylor <iant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "Nicholas \"Indy\" Ray" <arelius@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> The problem is that on FreeBSD -ldl is not available or required, the
>> functionality is provided by libc
>
> I think understand that. What I am saying is that the configure
> script should test for that property--the fact that -ldl is not
> available or required--rather than test the type of host for which gcc
> is being configured.
>
> Ian
>
>
>> Nicholas "Indy" Ray
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Ian Lance Taylor <iant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> "Nicholas \"Indy\" Ray" <arelius@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>
>>>> Indeed, I've sent in a small patch for a warning I got on FreeBSD,
>>>> however I'm not sure how to get autoconf to check the host system,
>>>> I'll examine other locations in the code and see if I can't cobble a
>>>> patch together.
>>>
>>> When possible, a configure script should test for features, not
>>> operating systems. So, for example, the goal would be not to check
>>> for FreeBSD, but rather to check for the availability of -ldl, which
>>> is typically done using AC_CHECK_LIB.
>>>
>>> Ian
>>>
>
