GNU bug report logs - #18229
LIBS vs LIBOBJS in src/Makefile.in

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Package: emacs; Severity: wishlist; Reported by: Reuben Thomas <rrt@HIDDEN>; dated Sat, 9 Aug 2014 13:20:02 UTC; Maintainer for emacs is bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN.

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Although I also dislike configure's mishandling of LIBS and would like 
to see it fixed, I don't think the proposed patch would work well, due 
to the funky treatment of LIBS in configure.ac.  Please look there for 
uses of SAVE_LIBS, pre_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS, PKG_CHECK_MODULES, LIBS_SYSTEM, 
LIB_PTHREAD, etc., and note that AC_CHECK_LIB etc. also futz with LIBS.




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Trying to pass an extra library to configure using LIBS, as configure
--help says I can, I found it did nothing, and traced it to
src/Makefile.in, which deliberately ignores LIBS. This dates back 14 years,
and whatever it was intended to fix no longer seems to be a problem. May I
install the following patch? With the patch applied, supplying LIBS on the
configure command-line worked exactly as it should.

--- src/Makefile.in    2014-07-13 15:50:35 +0000
+++ src/Makefile.in    2014-08-09 11:34:12 +0000
@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@
 # BSD doesn't have it as a default.
 @SET_MAKE@
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
-# Don't use LIBS.  configure puts stuff in it that either shouldn't be
-# linked with Emacs or is duplicated by the other stuff below.
-# LIBS = @LIBS@
-LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
+LIBS = @LIBS@

 lispsource = $(top_srcdir)/lisp
 lib = ../lib
@@ -388,7 +385,7 @@

 ## List of object files that make-docfile should not be told about.
 otherobj= $(TERMCAP_OBJ) $(PRE_ALLOC_OBJ) $(GMALLOC_OBJ) $(RALLOC_OBJ) \
-  $(POST_ALLOC_OBJ) $(WIDGET_OBJ) $(LIBOBJS)
+  $(POST_ALLOC_OBJ) $(WIDGET_OBJ) $(LIBS)

 ## All object files linked into temacs.  $(VMLIMIT_OBJ) should be first.
 ## (On MinGW, firstfile.o should be before vm-limit.o.)

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Trying to pass an extra library to configure using LIBS, a=
s configure --help says I can, I found it did nothing, and traced it to src=
/Makefile.in, which deliberately ignores LIBS. This dates back 14 years, an=
d whatever it was intended to fix no longer seems to be a problem. May I in=
stall the following patch? With the patch applied, supplying LIBS on the co=
nfigure command-line worked exactly as it should.<br>
<br>--- src/Makefile.in=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 2014-07-13 15:50:35 +0000<br>+++ =
src/Makefile.in=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 2014-08-09 11:34:12 +0000<br>@@ -44,10 +4=
4,7 @@<br>=C2=A0# BSD doesn&#39;t have it as a default.<br>=C2=A0@SET_MAKE@=
<br>=C2=A0MKDIR_P =3D @MKDIR_P@<br>-# Don&#39;t use LIBS.=C2=A0 configure p=
uts stuff in it that either shouldn&#39;t be<br>
-# linked with Emacs or is duplicated by the other stuff below.<br>-# LIBS =
=3D @LIBS@<br>-LIBOBJS =3D @LIBOBJS@<br>+LIBS =3D @LIBS@<br>=C2=A0<br>=C2=
=A0lispsource =3D $(top_srcdir)/lisp<br>=C2=A0lib =3D ../lib<br>@@ -388,7 +=
385,7 @@<br>=C2=A0<br>=C2=A0## List of object files that make-docfile shoul=
d not be told about.<br>
=C2=A0otherobj=3D $(TERMCAP_OBJ) $(PRE_ALLOC_OBJ) $(GMALLOC_OBJ) $(RALLOC_O=
BJ) \<br>-=C2=A0 $(POST_ALLOC_OBJ) $(WIDGET_OBJ) $(LIBOBJS)<br>+=C2=A0 $(PO=
ST_ALLOC_OBJ) $(WIDGET_OBJ) $(LIBS)<br>=C2=A0<br>=C2=A0## All object files =
linked into temacs.=C2=A0 $(VMLIMIT_OBJ) should be first.<br>
=C2=A0## (On MinGW, firstfile.o should be before vm-limit.o.)<br clear=3D"a=
ll"><div><div><br>-- <br><a href=3D"http://rrt.sc3d.org">http://rrt.sc3d.or=
g</a>
</div></div></div>

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