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Re: [patch] Fix linking ldconfig when --enable-static-nss (with ChangeLog)


On Thursday 01 March 2012 15:42:00 Joseph S. Myers wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Feb 2012, Paul Pluzhnikov wrote:
> > The patch is much simpler than the one attached to
> > http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6528, but requires that
> > a statically-linked binary explicitly list "-lnss_files -lnss_dns
> > -lresolv" on the link line.
> > 
> > I *think* Daniel's patch from PR 6528 would not require clients to do
> > that, so perhaps that's better?
> 
> As I see it, Daniel's patch has the twin advantages:
> 
> * It reduces the amount of code involved in supporting
> --enable-static-nss.
> 
> * It makes --enable-static-nss easier to use.
> 
> Thus, I'd prefer Daniel's patch.  What do other people think?

having more .o's in libc.a isn't really a problem and would make things 
simpler, sounds good to me
-mike

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