>Number:         6257
>Category:       lib
>Synopsis:       bsd.lib.mk should set target only if LIB is defined.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    lib-bug-people (Library Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Oct  7 07:05:00 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Izumi Tsutsui
>Organization:
Izumi Tsutsui
>Release:        NetBSD-current as of 98/10/4
>Environment:
System: NetBSD mirage 1.3H NetBSD 1.3H (MIRAGE) #23: Wed Oct 7 18:51:49 JST 1998 tsutsui@mirage:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/MIRAGE i386


>Description:
If LIB is not defined in Makefile, bsd.lib.mk sets some broken target.

>How-To-Repeat:
Try make in /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/common on powerpc machines.

# make
building standard library
ar: file: No such file or directory
*** Error code 1

Stop.
#

>Fix:
Apply following patch to bsd.lib.mk:

--- /usr/src/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk        Mon Sep 28 20:09:04 1998
+++ bsd.lib.mk  Wed Oct  7 21:47:40 1998
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
 	@${LD} -x -r ${.TARGET}.o -o ${.TARGET}
 	@rm -f ${.TARGET}.o
 
+.if defined(LIB)
 .if defined(NOPIC) || (defined(LDSTATIC) && ${LDSTATIC} != "") \
 	|| !defined(NOLINKLIB)
 _LIBS=lib${LIB}.a
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@
 
 .if !defined(NOLINT) && !defined(NOLINKLIB)
 _LIBS+=llib-l${LIB}.ln
+.endif
 .endif
 
 all: ${SRCS} ${_LIBS}

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