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0.5.29:
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This patch release provides a few important additions and bug fixes,
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as well as several improvements in slibtool's own build system. In
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addition, it denotes the (semantic) transition from midipix.org
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to foss21.org.
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- driver: added F77 support.
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- driver: added -XCClinker support.
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- driver: added FC support.
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- driver: host flavors: added suffixed suffixes support.
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- driver: --heuristics: respect explicit --disable-shared and/or -static.
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- driver: resolve conflicting and/or incompatible command-line arguments.
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- driver, link mode: properly implement the -module semantics.
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- driver, compile & link mode: support arbitrary & known compiler wrappers.
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- link mode: host flavors: properly support suffixed suffixes.
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- install mode: host flavors: properly support suffixed suffixes.
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0.5.28:
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This patch release allows the enhanced target-ar logic that was
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introduced in the previous patch release to properly work on legacy
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systems with a tricky posix_spawnp() implementation.
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- driver: enhanced target-ar logic: accommodate legacy systems.
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0.5.27:
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This patch release provides an important enhancement with respect to the
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identification of the ar tool to be invoked in slibtool's link mode. More
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specifically, rather than relying on the presence of <target>-ar, slibtool
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will now attempt to invoke, as needed, several alternate ar tools in the
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following order: <target>-ar, <target>-<compiler>-ar, and, in the case
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of the native target, also <compiler>-ar and ar.
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- driver: slbt_init_host_params(): enhance the target-ar related logic.
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0.5.26:
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This patch release follows significant improvements in, as well as additions
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to slibtool's functionality. Most notably, with the additions of --heuristics
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and the rlibtool convenience symlink, slibtool may now automagically operate
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in the exact same mode (static only, shared only, or both) as the generated
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libtool script for which it serves as a surrogate.
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- utility: --heuristics support: added the 'rlibtool' convenience symlink.
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- utility: convenience symlinks: added rclibtool, rdlibtool, and rdclibtool.
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- link mode: properly handle local archives.
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- link mode: remove placeholder arguments.
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- link mode: remove redundant -l arguments.
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- link mode: remove redundant -L arguments.
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- compile mode: remove placeholder arguments.
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- driver: added --heuristics support.
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- driver: slbt_get_driver_ctx(): support stack-based argv.
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- driver: output error vector upon post-argv-parsing failures.
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- driver: execution context: added slbt_reset_argvector().
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- driver: properly normalize --library-path=<path> arguments.
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- internals: slbt_mkdir() now uses the context's fdcwd.
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- internals: slbt_adjust_linker_argument() now uses the context's fdcwd.
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- internals: -shared/-static heuristics: added slbt_get_lconf_flags().
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0.5.25:
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This patch release follows several important enhancements in slibtool's
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functionality, including proper support of explicit .a and .so input
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arguments in link mode, and use of validly alternate (non-)pic objects.
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With respect to compiler and target flavors, slibtool now accommodates
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clang's debated approach towards the -fPIC switch in always-pic targets.
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Last but not least, and following much discussion and consideration of
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the various trade-offs, this release redefines _XOPEN_SOURCE to 700. With
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that said, slibtool could still be easily built on older systems for as
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long as they provide openat, faccessat, and (the soon-to-be-used) fexecve.
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- driver: added --tag=RC support.
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- driver: added --windres support.
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- driver: use a compiler --target argument also as a tool argument.
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- driver: if no --tag had been defined in compile mode, set --tag to CC.
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- link mode: properly handle explicit archive input arguments.
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- link mode: properly handle external archives and libraries.
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- link mode: process dependencies also for non-pic .la args.
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- link mode: support validly alternate (non-)pic objects.
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- target flavors: accommodate conceptually challenged, PICky targets.
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- target flavors: flavor detection: associate -windows- with mingw.
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- target flavors: further eliminate compiler -dumpmachine invocations.
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0.5.24:
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This patch release explicitly requests definition of AT_FDCWD via definition
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of _POSIX_C_SOURCE in translation units that refer to it.
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0.5.23:
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This patch releases fixes a couple of minor issues in slibtool's own build
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system.
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build system: all-shared front-end variant: fix ordering of -l$(PACKAGE).
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build system: all-shared binary: added missing build-dep on $(SHARED_SOLINK).
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0.5.22:
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This patch release explicitly requests the openat() interface via definition
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of _POSIX_C_SOURCE in translation units that need it.
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0.5.21:
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This patch release follows important enhancements in slibtool's library
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interfaces and API contract. In particular, slibtool now no longer uses
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streams, but rather pure file descriptors. In addition, i/o operations
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now robustly handle interruption by signals, and thus do not depend on
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the underlying system calls being restartable. Last but not least,
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slibtool now installs a pkgconfig configuration file when applicable.
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- argv.h: output usage and errors using [argv_]dprintf rather than fprint.
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- argv.h: argv_get(): be consistent between forward decl. and impl.
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- argv.h: move definition of struct argv_meta_impl to the implementation block.
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- internals: added slbt_mapped_readline().
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- internals: added slbt_map_file(), slbt_unmap_file().
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- internals: added slbt_dprintf(), a signal-resilient dprintf implementation.
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- driver: argv usage and error output: use the signal-resilient slbt_dprintf().
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- driver: support alternate fd's for input/output/error/log.
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- driver: slbt_init_host_params(): propagate failure of <compiler> -dumpmachine.
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- driver: slbt_init_host_params(): do not set fnative when !fdumpmachine.
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- driver: struct slbt_fd_ctx: added .fdcwd and .fddst.
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- library: invocations of openat() now use the context's fdcwd.
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- project: added initial pkgconfig support.
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0.5.20:
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This patch release includes several important bug fixes pertaining to both
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the link and compile mode, as well as the addition of a compatible --features
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output.
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- driver: added slbt_output_features(), providing compatible --features output.
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- driver: compatibility: have -{shared|static} imply -disable-{static|shared}.
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- link mode: properly handle the combination of -release and -version-info.
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- link mode: slbt_exec_link_create_dep_file(): record top-level -L arguments.
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- link mode: --disable-{shared|static}: use differently-named placeholders.
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0.5.19:
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This patch release includes several improvements in the driver logic,
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as well as one important fix to the compile mode logic.
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- driver: support -export-dynamic.
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- driver: allow flavor-based use of native tools (ar,ranlib,etc.)
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- driver: slbt_init_host_params(): improve native target detection logic.
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- driver: -shrext support: only use the extension portion of the extension.
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- compile mode: gnu libtool compatibility: do not add -c to compiler arguments.
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0.5.18:
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This patch release includes several important fixes to the link mode
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and driver logic. In addition, it adds mdso support to midipix targets,
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as well as updates slibtool's own build system.
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- link mode: re-implemented slbt_exec_link_finalize_argument_vector().
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- link mode: import library generation: added mdso support.
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- link mode: use -fpic objects with -disable-static.
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- driver: added --mdso and --implib support.
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- driver: added initial -dlpreopen support.
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- driver: support -thread-safe more elegantly.
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- driver: properly handle -thread-safe (no-op, compatibility).
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0.5.17:
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This patch release fixes a subtle bug in the newly added support for
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packages that depend on the reordering of linker arguments.
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0.5.16:
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This patch release fixes a subtle bug in slibtool-shared's
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generation of dependency lists when creating convenience
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library archives. Beginning with this release, the mesa
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package can be built with slibtool in its entirety.
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- slibtool-shared: properly handle .la arguments when creating an archive.
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- slbt_exec_link_create_dep_file(): properly initialize and track fdeps.
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0.5.15:
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This patch release provides seamless support for the building of
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packages which rely on the ordering of linker arguments. With
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slibtool, reordering takes place only when deemed necessary.
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- link mode: support packages that rely on argument reordering.
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- error trace: remove and fix inadvertent calls to strerror(3).
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0.5.14:
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This patch release provides several fixes at the driver level, as well as
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several improvements to slibtool's own internals. Addition of extended
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variable support to slibtool's ./configure now makes it fully compatible
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with (distro) build systems that pass those variable to ./configure by
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default.
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- link mode: fix fdepfile construction when determining dynlib dependency.
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- link mode: static archives: always have ar(1) act as ranlib(1).
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- driver: refine handling of --target.
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- build system: added extended dir variables.
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0.5.13:
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This patch release ensures successful installation of a shared library with
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which no accompanying static archive was created. The release also includes
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two improvements in slibtool's own build system.
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- link mode: create an archive /dev/null symlink placeholder as needed.
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- PE soname support: added the designated LDFLAGS_SONAME variable.
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- build system: configure: pass --sysroot to the linker as a compiler argument.
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0.5.12:
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This patch release includes a variety of fixes and improvements in slibtool's
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functionality, as well as several enhancements to slibtool's own build system.
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- driver: added support for -dlopen (currently a no-op).
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- error trace: improved and extended the initial interface.
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- error trace: added descriptive error strings for custom errors.
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- link mode: properly determine whether -L and -ldeplib are needed.
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- link mode: do not respect -disable-static without -rpath.
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- link mode: respect -disable-static.
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- link mode: properly handle indirect dependencies of .a archives.
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- link mode: confirm need for archive import; limit .a deps to external deps.
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- compile mode: respect -disable-static and -disable-shared.
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- install mode: respect -disable-static.
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- legacy wrappers: implemented compatible library and objects wrappers.
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- build system: added support for cygwin's, mingw's, and msys's semantics.
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0.5.11:
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This patch release provides -portbld- support for systems that still need
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it, as well as an initial implementation of the --uninstall mode. In addition,
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this release includes a few important bug fixes, as well as adds --source-dir
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support to slibtool's own build system.
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- driver: accommodate hosts that occasionally use '-portbld-' in their triple.
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- link mode: properly handle -all-static when creating an executable image.
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- link mode: add -L.libs for current-directory .la input arguments.
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- uninstall mode: initial implementation.
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- build system: support setting an external folder as the source directory.
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This patch release fixes the following subtle link-mode bugs:
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- link mode: archive creation: .la-associated objects are always under .libs/.
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- link mode: soname: properly handle -module when output begins with dso prefix.
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This patch release enhances support of indirect dependencies, as well
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the handling of direct invocation of executables (as opposed to passing
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an executable to gdb or similar as an argument).
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- execute mode: properly handle direct program invocation.
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- link mode: account for directory depth when generating .deps for .la wrapper.
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- link mode: properly handle sub-directories in indirect .la wrapper dependency.
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- link mode: properly handle dependency information in current-dir .la wrappers.
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This patch release follows several important bug-fixes, as well as the
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addition and integration of error trace support.
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- install mode: support the -f (force copy) command line argument.
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- link mode: properly use dependency information associated with .la wrappers.
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- link mode: ignore -rpath when deciding whether to create an executable.
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- utility: added error trace support, integration, and annotated output.
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- library: added public error trace interfaces.
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- argv.h: error message formatting: handle lonely long options.
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0.5.7:
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This patch release contains one future-looking change in the project's
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design, as well as a few improvements in slibtool's own build system.
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- utility: added slbt_main() as a public interface, refactored accordingly.
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- utility: improved box integration, removed need for build-time macro.
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- build system: warn only upon failure to detect native size of pointer.
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- build system: add a test for legacy gcc versions.
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0.5.6:
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This patch release contains a few important fixed to program logic,
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as well as one addition to slibtool's own build system.
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- driver: added --finish support.
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- link mode: properly handle empty dependency files.
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- link mode: properly handle absolute path when joining archives.
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- build system: support project-specific overrides of OS and toolchain defs.
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0.5.5:
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This patch release contains a couple of important fixed to program logic,
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and a few minor improvements in slibtool's own build system.
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- link mode: support over-linking for an .la wrapper linker input argument.
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- execute mode: properly handle the current working directory.
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- build system: added support for [C|LD]FLAGS_LAST and [C|LD]FLAGS_ONCE.
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- build system: avoid side effects on the build system due to git-status.
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0.5.4:
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This patch release includes a few fixes to the program logic and output,
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as well as several improvements in slibtool's own build system.
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- link mode: always create the .libs directory.
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- output: flush stdout upon return from output functions.
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- build system: remove generic dependency of object files on version.tag.
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- build system: moved core definition files to a designated folder.
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- build system: PE targets: handle subsystem setting in pe.mk.
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- build system: added --avoid-version support.
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0.5.3:
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This patch release includes a few minor fixes and several improvements, all
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related to slibtool's own build system.
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- build system: app.tag: avoid unconditional step execution.
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- build system: configure: added --strict, --ccstrict, --ldstrict support.
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- build system: Makefile: added the .conf convenience target.
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- build system: Makefile: added the .display_cc convenience target.
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- build system: Makefile: added the -display_cflags convenience target.
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- build system: Makefile: added custom header installation support.
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0.5.2:
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This patch release includes several fixes of bugs that were discovered while
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testing slibtool as the primary libtool in a pkgsrc comprehensive build. In
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addition, the release includes several improvements to slibtool's own build
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system.
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- link mode: legabits: generate a perfectly compatible wrapper.
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- install mode: legabits: install a perfectly compatible wrapper.
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- project: by default, slibtool is now an application-only package.
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- build system: added support of --disable-shared and --disable-static.
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- build system: added support of --all-shared and --all-static.
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- build system: properly handle user inclusion of -static in LDFLAGS.
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0.5.1:
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This patch release includes several small fixes, as well as the addition of
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an optional (opt-in at runtime) yet important compatibility feature, namely
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the installation of .la wrappers. Changes in this release include:
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- driver: added --legabits support.
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- install mode: optional installation of .la wrappers.
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- project: added compatibility symlinks (clibtool, clibtool-[shared|static])
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- build system: removed the endian.h test.
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- build system: proper use of any-os.mk.
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0.5.0:
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This is the first tagged release of slibtool. It is the result of two months of
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intensive development, and follows rigorous testing on several systems. As of
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this initial release, slibtool is known to successfully build an entire Exherbo
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Linux system from source, build the midipix cross compilation toolchain from
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source, and likewise build many other packages.
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Support for the ELF/default host flavor is complete, and does not appear to have
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any errors. Support for the PE/midipix flavor is also complete, and includes not
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only static archives and shared libraries, but also import libraries with
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version support. Support for the Darwin host flavor already exists too, yet it
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is currently semantically incorrect, and so will be fixed in the next release.