On 09.07.19 21:48, Gaius Mulley wrote:
> Matthias Klose <d...@ubuntu.com> writes:
>
>>> - libpth.{a,so} is installed in the system libdir, which
>>> conflicts with the installation of the libpth packages
>>> on most distros.
>>
>> found out that a system provided libpth can be used. Otoh if you build the
>> in-tree libpth, it shouldn't be installed, but built as a convenience
>> library,
>> like libgo using libffi, or libgphobos using zlib.
>
> Hi Matthias,
>
> as far as I know Redhat doesn't support libpth-dev - therefore it was
> decided to include libpth in the gm2 tree and autodetect build/install
> it as necessary.
That's ok, but then please don't install it as a system library. that's what
convenience libraries are for (a libpth.a built with -fPIC, which you can link
against).
