Bob Friesenhahn <bfrie...@simple.dallas.tx.us> writes: > On Sat, 4 Jan 2020, wf...@niif.hu wrote: > >>> Above dependency explain all - lib_LTLIBRARIES is project (sample) >>> specific. Project should ensure order. >> >> Fair enogh, but my point (which I didn't really emphasize) is that >> installation could work in any order, if relinking didn't depend on >> already installed libraries. It's even necessary for mutually dependent >> libraries. > > That sounds like a great idea. However, there is a problem that > linking on some systems does depend on already installed libraries (or > will end up using them) and so the libraries need to be installed and > linked in a particular order.
Do you happen to know which systems these are? Where are these constraints documented? Do the libtool maintainers (er, anybody) have access to such systems? I think these are prerequisites for effective libtool maintenance (and I'm probably just scratching the surface). -- Regards, Feri