Re: Configure fix

On Sun, Apr 25, 2004 at 11:35:49PM -0700, Jeff Clites wrote:

> Alternatively, if perl's makefile supports supplying separate link 
> flags, it may be possible to convince the compiler to 
> do-the-right-thing at link time. (I believe that compilers often don't 
> actually do the linking themselves, but rather know how to invoke a 
> separate linker appropriately. That might allow this to work.)

But this is a portability nightmare, as I don't know what the correct flags
are on a per platform basis. Particularly on platforms no-one has yet tried
on. Whereas most C++ compilers generally do know how to invoke the linker.

Nicholas Clark