I didn't know about the PR, Thanks Colin.

-----Original Message-----
From: Colin Burgess [mailto:community-noreply@qnx.com] 
Sent: November 16, 2009 4:43 PM
To: general-toolchain
Subject: Re: Linking against dynamic shared lib has dep on static lib

This was added to track dependencies.  There is already a PR complaining
about the fact that you have to install both static and shared versions
to silence make.

http://przilla.ott.qnx.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58417

Gervais Mulongoy wrote:
> Hello:
> 
> I have a case where in trying to build the attached dummy project, it
failed:
> 
> make[3]: *** No rule to make target `libm1Lib.a', needed by 
> `/home/gmulongoy/tickets/90067/qnxMakeProblem/m1Prg/x86/o/
> m1Prg'.  Stop.
> 
> I quickly remedied the situation by doing the following:
> # rm -rf stage/
> # cp -a m1Lib/x86/so m1Lib/x86/a
> # make install
> 
> If a similar project is prepared using the IDE a file named
.qnx_internal.mk is included which resolves the above.
> 
> My question is what is the correct way to link against a shared lib 
> such that it doesn't generate the dep for the static  library from the
command line?
> 
> 
> The dummy project is attached, do the following to repro:
> 
> cd to the qnxMakeProblem directory and type "make install".
> Now you should see the Problem:
> ...make[3]: *** No rule to make target `libm1Lib.a', needed by...
> 
> Note: creating a dummy file also permits the build - "touch
stage/x86/lib/libm1Lib.a"
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Gervais
> 
> ps. It seems that defining the library to build in LIBS implies that
there should be both variants so and a - which in this case wasn't
required.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 
> General
> http://community.qnx.com/sf/go/post41575

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