[csw-maintainers] RFD: X11 linkage problem strategy

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi Phil,

Am 10.11.2009 um 17:39 schrieb Philip Brown:
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:14 AM, Dagobert Michelsen  
> <dam at opencsw.org> wrote:
>
>>> Probably the normal one I suppose, if we mandate that anything using
>>> /opt/csw/X11/lib must have that FIRST in its RPATH.
>>
>> That may be the ultimate solution: Just make sure that
>>  /opt/csw/X11/lib
>> is in front of RPATH. That way the CSW x11 libs get always linked  
>> first,
>> thus solving the mixed openwin/libX11 + csw/libXext issue. Doing more
>> testing now... If it works I can easily add a permanent switch in  
>> GAR.
>>
>
> Errr.. but it needs to only be for things that definately need "our"
> x11 libs. it cant be the "always default" !

I meant specifically for application that now bail out with linkage  
problems
described before as mixed X11 usage from intermediate libs.


Best regards

   -- Dago