Marc Espie <es...@nerim.net> writes:

> On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 01:45:40PM -0800, Rafael Ávila de Espíndola wrote:
>> The last release of libtool is 2.4.6, which is from 2015. We currently
>> have 2.4.2. I don't expect projects to actually require 2.4.6, but given
>> how old 2.4.6 is, some check for that version.
>> 
>> Given that libtool is not being developed, the one time pain of updating
>> to 2.4.6 might be worth it.
>> 
>> This is the first time I try to change anything in ports. What would be
>> the best way to test this?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Rafael
>
> For some base stuff like this, the best way to test this is to rebuild
> most of everything... so someone who does full builds regularly should test
> it.
>
> As for runtime, there are not that many ports depending on ltdl
>
> GraphicsMagick seems like it would be the least painful to check.

I was able to build GraphicsMagick with the new libtool and ltdl and at
least "gm display foo.jpg" works. I only have OpenBSD on a laptop, so
"most of everything" might take too long :-)

Cheers,
Rafael

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