Re: A target_os conditionally applied -lfoo switch

[Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd at yahoo dot com>]

Bruce Korb wrote:
> Ralf Corsepius wrote:
>
> > Am Mit, 2002-11-13 um 19.08 schrieb Earnie Boyd:
> >
> > > I need to add a library specific to a target_os.  I've tried several
> > > possible techniques and can't get cooperation from the tools.
> > >
> > > What I want is something similar to:
> > >
> > > target_os := @target_os@
> > >
> > > ifeq ($(target_os),mingw32)
> > >   LDADD += -lws2_32
> > > endif
> Add an AC_SUBST value to your configure script.
> Fill it with "-lws2_32" for mingw32, otherwise empty.
> Add that value (``$(WHATEVER)'') to your mumble_LDADD
> unconditionally.
Thanks Bruce,

I used a modification of your suggestion:

<configure.ac>
if test x$target_os == xmingw32; then
  WINSOCK=-lws2_32
fi
AC_SUBST(WINSOCK)
</configure.ac>

<Makefile.am>
LDADD := @LTLIBINTL@ @WINSOCK@
</Makefile.am>


However, shouldn't we consider the fact that Automake doesn't have a 
method to pass explicit Makefile conditionals a lack of an important 
feature?

Earnie.