Subject: Re: graphics/tiff does not create libtiffxx.so.3.7
To: None <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: Roland Illig <rillig@NetBSD.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 07/22/2005 16:05:57
Georg Schwarz wrote:
> graphics/tiff does not create libtiff/.libs/libtiffxx.so.3.7 (on IRIX
> 5.3).
> Is this an issue on other platforms as well?
> I'm captured a build log, and there is simply no line that creates
> libtiffxx.so.3.7. Does anyone have an idea why? Should I file a PR? 

libtool is called for generation this .so file. But somehow it does not 
call the C++ compiler to do the work. Now we need an expert for:

   - C++,
   - libtool, AND
   - the pkgsrc wrapper framework

Anyone around? ;)

Roland