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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: static libs
From:       Kurt Granroth <granroth () kde ! org>
Date:       2000-05-14 7:41:24
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Michael Matz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, 13 May 2000, Kurt Granroth wrote:
> > I think this came up before.. but I forgot.  How can I compile some
> > static KDE binaries?  I compiled qt and kde-qt-addon and kdelibs as
> > static libraries... but all binaries (even pure qt ones) complain
> > about undefined symbols that are defined in libpng, libjpeg, and
> > libSM.
> 
> With static libraries there is no automatic resolving of dependencies in
> the linker. Only libtool made libs will carry that information (to some
> extent). So in the linkline you have to explicitly give the depending libs
> (smthg. like '-ljpeg -lpng -lz -lSM ...', I guess you have to play with
> the order and may be include some libs multiple times, just iterate
> through the link command and put -lxx one after another as long as there
> are messages about undefined symbols which are defined in libxx :)
 
Ah, quite right.  Very cool.  Thanks!

This means that admin/acinclude.m4.in needs to change.  I'll do some
testing before committing, but it looks like LIB_QT needs an added
$(LIBJPEG) and $(LIBSM) instead of $(X_PRE_LIBS)
-- 
Kurt Granroth            | http://www.granroth.org
KDE Developer/Evangelist | SuSE Labs Open Source Developer
granroth@kde.org         | granroth@suse.com
           KDE -- Putting a Friendly Face on Unix

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