Re: [toolbox-l] glib and gnome-libs problems

[Marc S. <ma...@au...>]

I'm adding the following section to the README.txt regarding this
subject:


  Building against many libraries requires the use of run-time linking (-rtl)

Due to cross-library codependencies, several of the libraries delivered with
the Toolbox are built using run-time linking in order to allow the
dependencies between libraries to be resolved at run-time.  Some library 
references could not be resolved without employing run-time linking.  
When there is a shared object delivered with the toolbox which is not
associated with a .a file, it is likely that it was built with run-time
linking enabled.  When you attempt to use one of these libraries you need
to use the -rtl option to the linker (this is commonly enabled at the configure
step by the use of LDFLAGS="-Wl,-brtl" for gcc, and LDFLAGS="-brtl" for vac/xlc.
Unless you use -rtl, the linker will not search for the required .so files 
to resolve the shared object dependencies.

The following packages were built using run-time linking technology:
     ORBit control-center enlightenment fnlib gdk-pixbuf gimp
     glade glib gnome-core gnome-libs gnome-pim gnome-print
     gnome-utils gnorpm gnotepad+ gnumeric gtk+ gtk-engines imlib
     kdeadmin kdebase kdegames kdegraphics kdelibs kdemultimedia
     kdenetwork kdepim kdesupport kdetoys kdeutils koffice
     libglade libgtop librep libtool mc ncftp rep-gtk rpm sawfish

So, if you are trying to use glib or gtk+, you must use run-time linking
to link your program.

> 
> All,
> 
> I've been working with the rpm packages and third party software
> (balsa-1.1.1) and have noticed a couple of things.  First, glib is not
> usable by other software packages.  I've searched for the problem, but no
> luck.  My only way around it was to install Bull's freeware version of glib
> and set LIBPATH=/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib:/opt/freeware/lib.  Grab a copy of
> balsa or archimedes and run ./configure to see the error.
> 
> Secondly, the same package (balsa-1.x.x) requires gnome-libs of at least
> 1.2.1.  The toolbox has version 1.2.0.  Are there plans to release and
> updated version?  I tried to build the latest version myself, but again I
> ran into a glib problem.
> 
> I also can see the potential this toolbox offers.  Looking forward to
> building with these toolkits.
> 
> David Edge
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