Re: Relocatable installs - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Relocatable installs
Date
Msg-id 200405182208.44717.peter_e@gmx.net
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In response to Re: Relocatable installs  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Relocatable installs  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: Relocatable installs  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: Relocatable installs  (Jan Wieck <JanWieck@Yahoo.com>)
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> We already have --disable-rpath.  Seems we would just need something
> to use the *.a files.

I think it is perfectly sufficient to say that if you want a relocatable 
install, don't use rpath.  Static linking will lead to all other kinds 
of madness.

Also, some platforms offer relative rpaths.  (Maybe Solaris is the only 
one.)  We could make use of that.



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