Re: why the libtool runtime requirement?

Philip,

	Thank you for your swift reply :) and clearing that up. I will see what 
the team want to do now. Just out of interest, if *we* wanted to remove 
the libtool require and code the changes needed, are we in for a world 
of hurt or is this tangable? I understand that the everybuddy project 
has retired.

Mike

Philip S Tellis wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Jul 2003, Michael Honeyfield wrote:
> 
> 
>>I am just wondering why the requirement for libtool is there at run
>>time? Is there a way I can remove that depend? I work with a Linux
> 
> 
> this is required because libraries are plugins are linked in at run 
> time (after the program starts).  Now, we could do this without libtool, 
> but that would require writing separate pieces of code for linux, HP-UX, 
> solaris, windows and others.  libtool provides an abstract interface to 
> this.
> 
> 
>>distro for end users and the default install doesnt include libtool,
>>its on the CD2 as a development packges. This affects build the rpm
>>for everybuddy.
> 
> 
> Another thing... you shouldn't be using everybuddy.  either get eb-lite
> (http://www.everybuddy.com/eb-lite/) or ayttm
> (http://ayttm.sourceforge.net/).
> 
> Everybuddy as it was has passed on into the ether leaving behind 
> memories and two heirs.
> 
> Philip
> 

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