Well, figured it out. I had this in configure.ac:
m4_define([release], [1]) This breaks the definition of dlname in the .la file libtool produces. 2013/11/3 Edscott Wilson <edscott.wilson.gar...@gmail.com> > I've read through the libtool manual and google'd around, but the > following has me dumfounded. > > When I compile the librfm library (basic functions for Rodent Filemanager, > http://xffm.org), I get the > following stuff in .libs: > > > -- lrwxrwxrwx 1 edscott users 16 nov 3 00:18 librfm1.so.1 -> > librfm1.so.1.0.1 > -rwxr-xr-x 1 edscott users 261997 nov 3 00:18 librfm1.so.1.0.1 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 edscott users 12 nov 3 00:18 librfm.la -> ../librfm.la > -rw-r--r-- 1 edscott users 952 nov 3 00:18 librfm.lai > lrwxrwxrwx 1 edscott users 16 nov 3 00:18 librfm.so -> > librfm1.so.1.0.1 > > But the librfm.la file specifies a weird name: > > # The name that we can dlopen(3). > dlname='librfmlibrfm1.so.1.so.1' > > This symlink gets generated when I do a make install. Why does libtool > use this weird name? > I guess it means something, but I can't figure it out. Other libraries I > create with libtool have regular > a "dlname" (one of the "library_names"). > > Could anyone please tell me what libtool means when this kind of weird > dlname is generated in the .la file? > > Any pointer would be greatly appreciated. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dr. Edscott Wilson Garcia > Applied Mathematics and Computing > Mexican Petroleum Institute > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Edscott Wilson Garcia Applied Mathematics and Computing Mexican Petroleum Institute
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