Re: Correct place for crtbeginS.o

[Gunnar Flygt <gunnar.flygt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :When compiling gettext-0.14.1 from ports I got a problem with the 
> :location of 2 library files crtbeginS.o and crtendS.o. The compilation 
> :looked for the files in /usr/lib/gcc2 but they are in /usr/lib.
> :
> :Is there some symlinks missing in my system or. (I created links to make 
> :the compilation work). Where shall these files reside?
> :
> :Gunnar Flygt
>
>     /usr/lib is the correct place.  crtbegin/end are generated by libcsu
>     which is not gnu-specific (or at least not gnu-version-specific), so
>     it was moved from the gnu-specific subdirs into a common directory.
>
>     One wonders why gettext is even trying to access these files manually.
>
> 					-Matt
> 					Matthew Dillon 
> 					<dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

So do I. You can count on that. :) Shouldn't the "configure" script find 
where libs are, or is this something else?

Gunnar Flygt