Re: [RFA/commit] Check library name rather than member name when rereading symbols.

[Pedro Alves <pedro at codesourcery dot com>]

On Wednesday 21 April 2010 16:43:43, Tristan Gingold wrote:
> > Makes sense to me.  And it's wonderful to get rid of another
> > #ifdef DEPRECATED_IBM6000_TARGET instance.  Though, isn't the
> > comment's mention of "shared" a bit misleading?  Isn't this about static
> > libraries / archives?  Does this really also apply to shared
> > libraries?
> 
> For darwin, this applies only to static libraries.  For AIX, I don't know :-)

Found it, I think:

<http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/comphelp/v7v91/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.vacpp7a.doc/getstart/overview/port_aix_obj_lib.htm>

 "A shared library on AIX refers to an archive library file created by the ar
 command, in which one or more of the archive members is a shared object."

So, could you tweak the comment a bit while there?  I'd suggest:

/* If this object is from an archive (what you usually create with
   `ar', often called a `static library' on most systems, though
   a `shared library' on AIX is also an archive), then you should
   stat on the archive name, not member name.  */

Thanks.

-- 
Pedro Alves