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libtool package

incorrect argument reordering

Bug #459095 reported by jfcgauss
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: libtool

i have ubuntu 9.04 amd64 desktop and libtool 2.2.6a-1ubuntu1
when i set LDFLAGS='-Wl,--as-needed' during ./configure of an original source package, that flag gets put at the way end of a link command (ld/gcc blah blah blah -Wl,--as-needed..) by libtool. that makes libtool useless basically
see
http://<email address hidden>/msg05379.html
http://<email address hidden>/msg10260.html
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=347650

the patch puts $linker_flags ahead of $libobjs and $deplibs

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia
Package: libtool 2.2.6a-1ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4]
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: libtool
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-16-generic x86_64

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jfcgauss (jfcgauss) wrote :
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jfcgauss (jfcgauss) wrote :

sorry, it should be "that makes --as-needed useless basically"

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jfcgauss (jfcgauss) wrote :

also see
http://udrepper.livejournal.com/19395.html
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-discuss/2008-April/003869.html

James Westby (james-w)
Changed in libtool (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in libtool (Debian):
status: Unknown → New
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jfcgauss (jfcgauss) wrote :

on my ubuntu 9.04 amd64 desktop i get (takes a couple of minutes):

./depCheck.sh > out.txt
947 of 1839 shared libraries found are sub-optimal
Avg # of unused dependencies for those: 9.054
(890 weird, 5 statically linked or not dynamic)

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jfcgauss (jfcgauss) wrote :

ldd -r -u /usr/lib/evolution/2.26/plugins/liborg-gnome-gw-account-setup.so
is the winner with 57 ud...

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jfcgauss (jfcgauss) wrote :

a thorough analysis
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/qa/asneeded.xml

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in libtool (Debian):
status: New → Confirmed
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