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authormidipix <writeonce@midipix.org>2024-04-10 21:53:48 +0000
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@@ -115,22 +115,9 @@ that should be noted.
- no-ops
- `-R`, which adds a path to the generated program's run-time search path;
this switch is currently not needed, and is accordingly ignored.
- - `-export-symbols`, which exports symbols listed in a given file, and
- `-export-symbols-regex`, which exports symbols matching a regex;
- both are unimplemented because similar functionality has long been
- provided by the compiler or toolchain; `gcc` has supported setting ELF
- visibility since v4.0, for instance, and PE import library support is
- provided by slibtool via the --output-def linker switch and a subsequent
- invocation of dlltool.
- `-no-install`, which considers the executable wrapper to be optional;
this switch is not needed on modern systems, and is accordingly ignored.
-- No `libltdl`.
- libltdl is nowadays no longer needed; it serves to provide a `dlopen()`
- functionality on systems which do not offer it, i.e. HP-UX and BeOS,
- however since neither HP-UX nor BeOS is currently supported by slibtool,
- there exists no urgent need to provide equivalent functionality.
-
## Development
Major changes to slibtool should be discussed on [#slibtool] prior to pursuing