Re: [PATCH] bindings: cxx: link using the libtool archives

[orbea <orbea@riseup.net>]

On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:18:38 +0100
Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@bgdev.pl> wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 2:50 PM <orbea@riseup.net> wrote:
> >
> > From: orbea <orbea@riseup.net>
> >
> > When linking with internal dependencies that were built with
> > libtool the most reliable method is to use the libtool archive
> > (.la) files.
> >
> > When building with slibtool it fails when it doesn't find the
> > -lgpiod linker flag, but if libgpiod is already installed to the
> > system it will be built using the system version instead of the
> > newly built libraries.
> >
> > Gentoo issue: https://bugs.gentoo.org/913899
> >
> > Signed-off-by: orbea <orbea@riseup.net>
> > ---  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Could you use your real name for the sake of code attribution (if we
> need a license change later on or whatever)?
> 
> Bart

If its possible I would really prefer to not, my change is trivial and
I do not think it is significant enough to claim copyright.

So that I could easily link to it in the Gentoo issue I also made an
github PR which is gpg signed if that helps?

https://github.com/brgl/libgpiod/pull/65