"Michael B Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > But here's the problem: liba uses libtool / automake and builds a > number of test programs not just by configure but by liba's test suite > and the linker *does* try to resolve depenencies in that case. > Meaning, if I try to build an executable with liba it says it needs > libb but libb needs liba. > > So what do I do? > > Is there a way to tell configure "don't build executables"?
If the test programs are listed on check_PROGRAMS, instead of on some other target, then they will be built only for "make check", not for "make all" or "make install". -- Ben Pfaff http://benpfaff.org