Re: [patch] Disable static build for libjava

[Matthias Klose <doko@ubuntu.com>]

On 07/07/2011 06:51 PM, David Daney wrote:
> On 07/07/2011 09:27 AM, Matthias Klose wrote:
>> As discussed at the Google GCC gathering, disable the build of static libraries
>> in libjava, which should cut the build time of libjava by 50%.  The static
>> libjava build isn't useful out of the box, and I don't see it packaged by Linux
>> distributions either.
>>
>> The AC_PROG_LIBTOOL check is needed to get access to the enable_shared macro.
>> I'm unsure about the check in the switch construct. Taken from libtool.m4, and
>> determining the value of enable_shared_with_static_runtimes.
>>
>> Ok for the trunk?
>>
>> 2011-07-07  Matthias Klose<doko@ubuntu.com>
>>
>>          * Makefile.def (target_modules/libjava): Pass
>>          $(libjava_disable_static).
>>          * configure.ac: Check for libtool, pass --disable-static
>>          in libjava_disable_static.
>>          * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
>>          * configure: Likewise.
>>
> 
> My autoconf fu is not what it used to be.  It is fine if static libraries are
> disabled by default, but it should be possible to enable them from the configure
> command line.  It is unclear to me if this patch does that.

no. I assume an extra option --enable-static-libjava would be needed.

> Also I would like to go on record as disagreeing with the statement that 'static
> libjava build isn't useful out of the box'

I remember that there were some restrictions with the static library. but maybe
I'm wrong.

  Matthias