GNU bug report logs - #67754
tags for objc and objcxx

From: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
To: bug-libtool <at> gnu.org
Subject: tags for objc and objcxx
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2023 11:06:03 -0700

Hi (is there anyone maintaining libtool nowadays? Alex, are you there?) -

I just installed the patch below to Automake, passing the OBJC and
OBJCXX tags to libtool for the respective languages. It would be good if
libtool recognized those tags. 
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=67539

The reason to pass them before being recognized by libtool is to
avoid an immediate fatal error, as explained in that bug.
The libtool manual says (line 2930):
    [...] can't infer
    a tag, then it defaults to the configuration for the @code{C} language.

But clearly this is no longer the case, which seems like a good
thing. Thus I suggest replacing that text with something like:
    [...] can't infer
    a tag, then it exits immediately with a fatal error.

Happy hacking,
Karl

--- a/bin/automake.in
+++ b/bin/automake.in
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ register_language ('name' => 'objc',
 		   'compiler' => 'OBJCCOMPILE',
 		   'compile_flag' => '-c',
 		   'output_flag' => '-o',
+		   'libtool_flag' => 'OBJC',
 		   'lder' => 'OBJCLD',
 		   'ld' => '$(OBJC)',
 		   'pure' => 1,
@@ -757,6 +758,7 @@ register_language ('name' => 'objcxx',
 		   'compiler' => 'OBJCXXCOMPILE',
 		   'compile_flag' => '-c',
 		   'output_flag' => '-o',
+		   'libtool_flag' => 'OBJCXX',
 		   'lder' => 'OBJCXXLD',
 		   'ld' => '$(OBJCXX)',
 		   'pure' => 1,




From: Alex Ameen <alex.ameen.tx <at> gmail.com>
To: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
Cc: 67754 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#67754: tags for objc and objcxx
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2023 19:39:41 -0600

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Hey yeah I'm here, but honestly I need to step down.

I have a kid on the way in a few weeks and have been really inattentive to
the libtool work.

Apologies for the radio silence.

On Sun, Dec 10, 2023, 12:07 PM Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org> wrote:

> Hi (is there anyone maintaining libtool nowadays? Alex, are you there?) -
>
> I just installed the patch below to Automake, passing the OBJC and
> OBJCXX tags to libtool for the respective languages. It would be good if
> libtool recognized those tags.
> https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=67539
>
> The reason to pass them before being recognized by libtool is to
> avoid an immediate fatal error, as explained in that bug.
> The libtool manual says (line 2930):
>     [...] can't infer
>     a tag, then it defaults to the configuration for the @code{C} language.
>
> But clearly this is no longer the case, which seems like a good
> thing. Thus I suggest replacing that text with something like:
>     [...] can't infer
>     a tag, then it exits immediately with a fatal error.
>
> Happy hacking,
> Karl
>
> --- a/bin/automake.in
> +++ b/bin/automake.in
> @@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ register_language ('name' => 'objc',
>                    'compiler' => 'OBJCCOMPILE',
>                    'compile_flag' => '-c',
>                    'output_flag' => '-o',
> +                  'libtool_flag' => 'OBJC',
>                    'lder' => 'OBJCLD',
>                    'ld' => '$(OBJC)',
>                    'pure' => 1,
> @@ -757,6 +758,7 @@ register_language ('name' => 'objcxx',
>                    'compiler' => 'OBJCXXCOMPILE',
>                    'compile_flag' => '-c',
>                    'output_flag' => '-o',
> +                  'libtool_flag' => 'OBJCXX',
>                    'lder' => 'OBJCXXLD',
>                    'ld' => '$(OBJCXX)',
>                    'pure' => 1,
>
>
>
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From: Ileana Dumitrescu <ileanadumitrescu95 <at> gmail.com>
To: alex.ameen.tx <at> gmail.com
Cc: 67754 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, karl <at> freefriends.org
Subject: bug#67754: tags for objc and objcxx
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 21:35:47 +0200

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Hi!

> Hey yeah I'm here, but honestly I need to step down.
> 
> I have a kid on the way in a few weeks and have been really
> inattentive to the libtool work.
> 
> Apologies for the radio silence.

Would it be okay if I helped maintain libtool? I am a Debian Maintainer, 
and I have some experience with autotools. I have started testing this 
patch, and I know there are several other patches to review. I would be 
happy to start testing those as well.

I am reading through the GNU documentation and setting up my accounts. 
Is there anything else I should do to get started? I look forward to 
contributing to free GNU software. :)

Best,

-- 
Ileana Dumitrescu

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From: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
To: ileanadumitrescu95 <at> gmail.com
Cc: alex.ameen.tx <at> gmail.com, 67754 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#67754: tags for objc and objcxx
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 14:28:30 -0700

Hi Ileana,

    Would it be okay if I helped maintain libtool?

Speaking as a libtool user, I would only be grateful.

    Is there anything else I should do to get started? 

Please email maintainers <at> gnu.org, so they can send you the forms and add
you to the various files.

    I look forward to contributing to free GNU software. :)

Yay! :) --thanks, karl.





GNU bug report logs - #67754 tags for objc and objcxx

GNU bug report logs - #67754
tags for objc and objcxx