Re: pkg/51311 (libtool fails to build shared libraries)

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/51311; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/51311 (libtool fails to build shared libraries)
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 10:33:06 +0200

 So the short version here is: Works As Intended. We do go to some length
 to make sure that libtool.m4 is the prestine upstream version, so that
 if you build a package for redistribution, it is not polluted with any
 local package and you get the same result as on other systems. As a side
 effect, this means that the fixes for various platforms in pkgsrc are
 also not included. While I do regular runs to upstream them, it is
 always a game of cat and mouse. It doesn't help that new libtool
 versions tend to add needs for new patches...
 
 Joerg