The patch did not work for me :-( My buildfarm members failed in local testing to execute the install-check, because initdb failed to find libpq.so.
Make check did succeed, so I think there is a possibility of getting it working, but it won't be as simple as adding -brtl to the template. I was also getting duplicate symbols in the link, that I wasn't before either. I don't have time right now to work through all the issues, but wanted to give feedback that the patch isn't quite this simple. Thanks, -rocco > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Albe Laurenz > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 9:01 AM > To: Tom Lane *EXTERN* > Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [PATCHES] [HACKERS] Fix linking of OpenLDAP libraries > > > Tom Lane wrote: > >> In our case, we have libpq.a and libpq.so in the same directory, > >> so unless you link with -brtl you will get a static link > >> (because libpq.a is a static library). > > > > I wonder whether we ought to suppress building (or at least > installing) > > our .a libraries at all on AIX. Adding -btrl to LDFLAGS would help > > within the context of our own build, but external clients that link > > to libpq without saying that are going to get undesirable results. > > > > I think there's a reasonable argument that by installing a .a file > that > > isn't a shared library, we are violating the platform's conventions. > > The natural way in AIX would be: > - Create libpq.so > - Create libpq.a by 'rm -f libpq.a; ar -rc libpq.a libpq.so' > - Install only libpq.a > > For a static build on AIX, you have to specify all the libraries and > give the linker -bstatic and -bI:/lib/syscalls.exp > > >> Should -brtl be added to src/template/aix? > > > > Sounds that way, but that'll only help for psql and other > stuff built > > within our build. Could you try this against CVS tip: > > > > * add -brtl to LDFLAGS in the template > > * Remove the AIX-specific hack on $(libpq) at lines 349-354 of > > src/Makefile.global.in > > * see if it configures and builds > > I have done that (see the attached patch) and it works fine. > I don't have the native AIX C compiler, so I could only test > it with gcc. > > I have taken the liberty to modify the static link line > in Makefile.global.in to contain the LDAP libraries, I hope > that's appropriate. > > Yours, > Laurenz Albe > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly