GNU bug report logs - #9322
Linking static libs into shared libs on HP-UX

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Subject: Linking static libs into shared libs on HP-UX
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Hello,

I am building shared libraries on HP-UX using Libtool 2.4. A large part
of the code in these comes from static libraries (compiled in PIC mode)
specified via *_la_LIBADD in Automake.

This works perfectly on other platforms, but on HP-UX, Libtool
complains with

*** Warning: This system can not link to static lib archive libfoo.la.
*** I have the capability to make that library automatically link in when
*** you link to this library.  But I can only do this if you have a
*** shared version of the library, which you do not appear to have.

and I end up with very small shared libraries that do not work.

However, if I edit the libtool script to set

    deplibs_check_method=pass_all

then the libraries are linked in without issue, and I get nice, large
shared libraries with no missing symbols.

This is the case for HP-UX on both PA-RISC and Itanium, using the HP
toolchain and linker. (I can provide specific version numbers on any of
these elements if needed.) I think the premise of "This system can not
link to static lib archive" needs to be revisited.


--Daniel


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