Re: -static removed again

>
> Frediano Ziglio wrote:
> > I removed -static from src/ctlib/Makefile.am, as I remember
> was a false
> > problem and cause very large executables to be created.
>
> Hi Freddy,
>
> You mean src/ctlib/unittests/Makefile.am?
>

yes

> I don't know that it's a "false" problem. I don't know a way to use
> LDFLAGS to pass an RPATH that is good for both src/apps/ and
> src/*/unittests.  For apps I want PREFIX/lib.  For unittests I want
> src/API/.libs.
>
> Even if I can solve it for myself, I would like an
> idiot-proof solution.
> People should be able to run "make check" and be certain (if
> they think
> about it at all) that the tests are run against the
> uninstalled libraries.
>

I don't think make check will be really idiot-proof, it require:
- a correctly configure account and test server
- compiling freetds.conf
- filling PWD
so IMHO it would be better to document it better.

>
> The only foolproof answer I know of is -static.  I'm not
> concerned with
> the size.  Disks are cheap, and unit tests aren't kept.
> "make clean" is
> your friend.
>

Honestly I prefer dynamic cause it does not require to relink tests every time. I also got 
some problem compiling for windows (I don't remember perhaps was related to other issues). I 
have a lot of script to help me to do some tasks (mostly testing and packaging), one cross 
compile FreeTDS for Windows (either win32 and win64) and having big executable is a problem 
(it takes quite a lot to move tests to my final test system).

> I just don't think it's a problem.  Why do you?
>
> A good compromise might be -static by default unless
> TDS_UNITTESTS_DYNAMIC
> is defined in the environment.  But I don't feel the need for
> a solution
> to something that IMO is not a problem.
>

I think that the real users are mostly... me and you James :) For me it always works as 
expected even if I have freetds installed as packaged. If I remember you have a problem with 
your LDFLAGS, I use LD_RUN_PATH and it works. It's also strange that you don't have the 
problem for dblib.. dblib unittests are compiled exactly as ctlib ones.

bye
  Frediano

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