[GRASS5] XEXTRALIBS and -lsocket

[Markus Neteler]

On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 05:13:25PM +0700, Justin Hickey wrote:
> Hi Markus
> 
> Markus Neteler wrote:
> > Macro: AC_PATH_XTRA
> > 
> >     An enhanced version of AC_PATH_X. It adds the C compiler flags 
> >     that X needs to output variable X_CFLAGS, and the X linker
> >     flags to X_LIBS. If X is not available, adds'-DX_DISPLAY_MISSING'
> >     to X_CFLAGS.
> > 
> >     This macro also checks for special libraries that some systems
> >     need in order to compile X programs. It adds any that the system
> >     needs to output variable X_EXTRA_LIBS. And it checks for special 
> >     X11R6 libraries that need to be linked with before
> >     '-lX11', and adds any found to the output variable X_PRE_LIBS.
> > 
> > It seems to be related to X_EXTRA_LIBS or not?
> 
> Hmmm. This is interesting. This means that on Solaris, X_EXTRA_LIBS has
> always been defined as -lsocket -lnsl. Now, the d.* commands are not
> linking with the new socket code, which means that they require a
> -lsocket to link. The question is do we use the X_EXTRA_LIBS variable to
> add this to the d.* commands? I would say no since the d.* commands
> didn't need the X_EXTRA_LIBS before the socket code. Thus, I still
> recommend that we create a new make variable for -lsocket. Anyway,
> that's just my opinion.
> 
> However, I just saw you added it to XDRLIB.

Please consider this as interim solution. If you have an idea to
separate the -lsocket, we should clean up. I just wanted to
get GRASS immediately compilable on Solaris.

Yours

 Markus

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