Re: libtool 1.4: 15 of 69 tests fail on a aix 4.3.3.0 machine

[Robert Boehne]

Tom Epperly wrote:
> 
> I tried install libtool 1.4 on a powerpc-ibm-aix4.3.3.0 system, and
> 15 of 69 tests failed.

We'll have AIX fixed completely in the next release based on
the multi-language-branch.

> gcc --version
> 2.95.2
> 
> Also, I noted a cryptic comment about AIX in the "Inter-library
> dependencies"  section of the documentation.  Can someone elaborate on the
> limitations of shared-library creation and use on AIX 4.x?  Are these
> limitations still present in AIX 5.x?
> 

This is also not up-to-date.  AIX does need to know all the libraries
that are referenced, but that doesn't mean it can't create shared libs.
This is fairly recent, as of AIX 4.2  if I recall.

Cheers,

Robert

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