Re: getting libperl.so

Tom Lane wrote:

> Karl DeBisschop <kdebisschop(at)h00a0cc3b7988(dot)ne(dot)mediaone(dot)net> writes:
> > or 'ar -a libperl.a' into a directory then gcc the resulting .o
files into a
> > single libperl.so
>
> That will only work on platforms where code is compiled
> position-independent by default.

Yes. Such seems to be the case for RedHat (and I believe all other x86
linux)

> In any case, it won't persuade the existing plperl Makefile that
libperl
> is a .so file, because the Makefile looks at the build-time config
data
> that's recorded in some Perl module or other :-(

I thought I had mentioned that as well - but the mods to the makefile
are not
difficult - just lop out the part where Makefile.PL checks for the .so -
you
just
manually installed it, so you know it's there. And then make sure the
.so is
referenced on the subsequent gcc invocation

Karl