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Re: [gui][PATCH] split libgcj into sub-libraries

From: Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>
To: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
Cc: Ranjit Mathew <rmathew at hotmail dot com>, java-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:07:56 +0000
Subject: Re: [gui][PATCH] split libgcj into sub-libraries
References: <1078434570.6839.7.camel@tortoise.toronto.redhat.com><404C3F4E.1030104@hotmail.com><87d67mypvh.fsf@fleche.redhat.com>

Tom Tromey writes:
 > >>>>> "Ranjit" == Ranjit Mathew <rmathew@hotmail.com> writes:
 > 
 > >> It is not appropriate for mainline right now.
 > 
 > Ranjit> Why exactly?
 > 
 > This patch splits libgcj.so into several different libraries, mostly
 > along package boundaries, but there are some oddities.  If you use
 > this patch you have to explicitly link your application against the
 > other libraries that you use, which is sort of a pain.  IMO it is
 > better to wait for binary compatibility, since once that is working we
 > won't need to worry about the linking problem any more.

Can we not find a fix that includes all the -lfoo options in libgcj.spec?

Andrew.

References:
- [gui][PATCH] split libgcj into sub-libraries
  - From: Thomas Fitzsimmons
- Re: [gui][PATCH] split libgcj into sub-libraries
  - From: Ranjit Mathew
- Re: [gui][PATCH] split libgcj into sub-libraries
  - From: Tom Tromey

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