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RE: [patch 2/2] Do not build libgdb.a by default
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De?: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org [mailto:gdb-patches-
> owner@sourceware.org] De la part de Joel Brobecker
> Envoyé?: mercredi 21 décembre 2011 13:59
> À?: Jan Kratochvil
> Cc?: gdb-patches@sourceware.org; Sergio Durigan
> Objet?: Re: [patch 2/2] Do not build libgdb.a by default
>
> > with the default build of only "gdb" after [patch 1/2] it no longer
> > makes much sense to build *.o -> libgdb.a and then libgdb.a -> gdb.
> > Use *.o files directly for gdb. libgdb.a build is still supported for
> > its rare users, it is just not built by the default rule.
>
> Just wondering, who are the rare users? insight?
We (Free Pascal core team) are still using libgdb.a library
to statically link GDB into our "home made" IDE with
GDB debugger integrated...
I don't mind much needed to explicitly ask for libgdb.a library,
but please leave the rule present!
Pierre Muller
GDB pascal language maintainer
and Free Pascal compiler core developer