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Subject: Re: libtool: rebuild required for gcc-4.3.4
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Yaakov (Cygwin/X) wrote:
> Now that gcc4 has been promoted to the default compiler on 1.7, libtool
> requires a rebuild so that sys_lib_search_path_spec in /usr/bin/libtool
> points to the correct directory (/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-cygwin/4.3.4 vs.
> 3.4.4).  This will be necessary each time gcc4 gets a version bump (but
> multiple releases of the same version don't matter).

Technically true -- but in practice, not so much. AFAIK, very few
packages use /usr/bin/libtool itself; instead they create their own
libtool when configured.  One exception is ncurses, I believe.

But yeah, I plan to update libtool soonish. There's talk of an official
2.2.8 release...

--
Chuck



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