FreeTDS Development Group

["James K. Lowden" <jklowden AT freetds.org>]

Hi John, 

John Wythe wrote:
> Looks like the libtool folks have already fixed this one.   Browsing the
> GNU libtool archives and CVS trees indicates a fix for convenience
> libraries being added to the link command. They fixed it a slightly
> different way.
> 
> The change is definitely in libtool 2.1, and it looks like it is in
> 1.5.22.

Gah.  Excellent detective work.  

$ tools
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.59
automake (GNU automake) 1.9.5
ltmain.sh (GNU libtool) 1.5.14 (1.1220.2.195 2005/02/12 12:12:33)

I hope you understand that the last thing I want to do is install a new
version of libtool on the build box just as we're on the cusp of
releasing.   I learned that lesson awhile ago:  Always introduce autotool
changes in HEAD, well in advance of any release.  It's too destabilizing
otherwise.  

I will make it a priority, though, so the next release, even the the next
point release of 0.64, uses a newer libtool.  It'd be nice to see this
fixed.  Fortunately, it sounds like you've got it working on your end.  

If you'll post a patch of your configure, I'll include it in the download
directory with a copy of your mail (with your permission, of course) so
others of the AIX persuasion can share your joy.  

Interesting day, eh?  

Regards, 

--jkl