[zeromq-dev] [PATCH] build related patches

[Martin Lucina]

sustrik at 250bpm.com said:
> On 11/25/2010 07:15 PM, Mikko Koppanen wrote:
> 
> >> This is good but please make it so that it doesn't muck with the shared
> >> library setting. We already have --enable-shared/--disable-shared so anyone
> >> who wants a specific combination can use that.
> >
> > The disabling shared build was a feature request from Martin Sustrik.
> > I can remove it if needed (?)
> 
> Well, I use disable-shared for debugging as it actually creates *real* 
> test programs. (When it is not set, the apparent test programs are just 
> scripts that launch something else.) Also, it prevents any possible 
> problems with wrong versions of libraries etc.
> 
> It's up to you guys though.

Please separate --enable-debug from --disable-shared.

The only difference is you having to type:

./configure --enable-debug --disable-shared

vs.

./configure --enable-debug
(which magically disables shared libraries)

I don't like the latter since some people do want to build shared
libraries with full debugging info, so --enable-debug should not touch
that. For example, anyone debugging bindings will likely be using shared
libraries.

FWIW, the "scripts that launch something else" are a libtool artifact, if
you poke around in .libs/ you can find the proper exectuables.

-mato