Re: [PHP4BETA] libtool-based build system

----- Original Message ----- From: Sascha Schumann <sascha@schumann.cx> To: <php4beta@lists.php.net> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 4:42 PM Subject: [PHP4BETA] libtool-based build system > Since we want PHP to grow beyond its original roots, we need > to use a build environment which is independent of certain > tools. PHP 4.0 already utilizes autoconf and automake to > build the tree, but still depends on certain third-party > tools for certain targets (i.e. apxs for shared libraries). > > Thus, libtool enters the stage. libtool provides support for > building shared and static libraries in a cross-platform > portable way and integrates perfectly with autoconf and > automake. This allows us to support new targets on UNIX (Zeus > and AOLserver, for example). > > A test version, based on the current PHP 4.0 CVS, is > available here: > > http://schumann.cx/php4-ltx.tar.gz (1825 > KB) > http://schumann.cx/php4-ltx.tar.bz2 (1321 > KB) > > Please take the time to play with it--do not forget to tell > me whether it works on your platform (please include > configuration parameters). It has been tested so far on > > alphaev56-unknown-linux-gnu (cgi, apache, apxs, aol) > i686-pc-linux-gnu (cgi, apache, apxs) > alphaev6-dec-osf5.0 (cgi, apxs) (*) > alphaev56-dec-osf4.0d (cgi, apache) > sparc-sun-solaris2.7 (cgi, apxs, aol) > i386-unknown-freebsdelf4.0 (cgi, apxs) > > * needs a modified ltconfig for shared library > support. Patch submitted to bug-libtool > > There have been numerous changes. Incomplete list follows. > > * archive-based convenience libraries completely replaced > with libtool components > > * cleaned up C/C++ scanner handling in libzend > > * SAPI targets can enable thread-safe mode and define > shared/static/program build target > > * all configure scripts use the same config.cache > > * phplibdir is $(top_builddir)/modules to avoid > permission problems > > * sapi/*/Makefile.inc are gone > > * runpath handling cleaned up > > * top-level Makefile.in obsoleted through Makefile.am > > * --enable-versioning uses libtool's cleaner and more > portable -export-symbol-regex feature > > One issue persists: > > * libtool does not provide a facility for hardcoding > runpaths into shared libraries. Thus, we will either > drop support for this feature, or figure out how to > pass native flags at link time. > > Unless all issues are resolved satisfactory, I will not > commit these changes. > > -- > > Regards, > > Sascha Schumann > Consultant > > -- > PHP 4 Beta