Re: CMake linking errors [ctwmlib]

On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 09:53:09PM -0500, Matthew D. Fuller wrote:
> A more likely and practical solution would be to try swapping around
> the order of the libs.  e.g.:
> 
> 
> === modified file 'CMakeLists.txt'
> --- CMakeLists.txt	2018-10-22 00:02:28 +0000
> +++ CMakeLists.txt	2018-11-01 02:51:09 +0000
> @@ -126,8 +126,8 @@
>  # with access to all our internal funcs.
>  add_library(ctwmlib STATIC ${CTWMSRC})
>  add_executable(ctwm "ctwm_wrap.c")
> +target_link_libraries(ctwm ctwmlib)
>  target_link_libraries(ctwm ${CTWMLIBS})
> -target_link_libraries(ctwm ctwmlib)
>  
>  # This doesn't really serve much purpose at the moment, so it's not even
>  # documented, but the code exists.  So make it buildable.
> 
> 
> so the .a is before the -l's, and see if that whips it into shape.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Matthew Fuller     (MF4839)   |  [email protected]
> Systems/Network Administrator |  http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/
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This does make the build successful too.
My understanding from when I asked around for help with the issue was
that ctwm used to depend on ${CTWMLIBS} but it is now the new ctwmlib
that directly depends on them and that they should go there during
linking (hence the suggested replacement).
I do not know enough to say why one solution would be better/cleaner
or preferable over another though.