Peter Wemm wrote: > > cc -O -pipe -I/usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/perl/miniperl/../../../../contrib/perl5 -I > /usr/obj/usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/perl/miniperl -I/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/i nc > lude -static -o miniperl miniperlmain.o -lperl -lm -lcrypt > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > /usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib/libcrypt.a(crypt-shs.o): In function `crypt_sh s' : > This is only the case for -static.. Shared libraries have dependency > information, static libraries do not.
This makes some degree of sense, but could there not be (was there not?) a mechanism that resolves ans many of the symbols as possible at "ar time", so that... > 2) compile libcrypt.a differently to libcrypt.so, ie: add in the md*.o and > sha*.o static binaries into libcrypt by using SRCS+= sha.c in the !PIC case ... happens automagically? > 3) help move ld.so to / so we can link everything dynamic.. :-) Hmm. It will still be broken for the diehards who insist on having everything static :-) M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
