Hi, I am trying to limit the number of libraries that xmotd links against, as advised by the recent post to d-d-a.
The Imakefile contains: MOTD_LIBRARIES = $(XPM_LIB) $(HTML_LIB_DIR) $(HTML_LIB) $(MOTIF_LIB_DIR) $(MOTIF_LIB) LOCAL_LIBRARIES = $(MOTD_LIBRARIES) XawClientLibs By experimenting, I've found out that $(XMOTD_LIBRARIES) actually expands to an empty string, while XawClientLibs expands to: -lXaw -lXmu -lXt -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXext -lX11 Which makes xmotd depend on uncecessary libraries. I did some grepping and found that (I don't know whether this is the right file, but others contain similar definitions): /usr/lib/X11/config/X11.tmpl:#define XawClientLibs $(XAWLIB) $(XMULIB) $(XTOOLLIB) $(XPMLIB) $(EXTRAXAWCLIENTLIBS) $(XLIB) So I experimented some more, and replaced the LOCAL_LIBRARIES definition with: LOCAL_LIBRARIES = $(MOTD_LIBRARIES) $(XAWLIB) Which in turn makes the linker arguments expand to just: -lXaw That seems sufficient, as xmotd still compiles and runs fine. Now some questions: - is it OK for me to make this modification in my package? Won't it break on some other (Debian) architecture? - maybe it's a good idea in general, and Debian xorg should be modified to expand XawClientLibs to just $(XAWLIB) ? regards, Marcin -- Marcin Owsiany <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://marcin.owsiany.pl/ GnuPG: 1024D/60F41216 FE67 DA2D 0ACA FC5E 3F75 D6F6 3A0D 8AA0 60F4 1216 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
