[Lunar-commits] <moonbase> enchant: no statics

[wookietreiber]

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 08:47:11PM -0700, Auke Kok wrote:
> On 06/21/2011 10:03 AM, wookietreiber wrote:
> >hi
> >
> >I usually figure out about statics after I lin'ed new modules with
> >lvu install mod, I don't actively search for them
> >
> >
> >suggestion:
> >
> >make default configure use --disable-static and, for build important 
> >modules,
> >like gcc or binutils, use a var in DETAILS, like STATIC=on.
> >
> >This would let us easily stay
> >- static-free for all non-essential stuff, i.e. no rebuilds needed to make
> >changes visible
> >- and static-save, i.e. modules required for the build process won't break
> >instantly with a broken dependency
> 
> well, frankly, the energy you're putting into making modules non-static 
> is a waste of time. You've got 3000 more modules to do, why not think 
> about it in a creative way?
> 
> We already have "bad_flags" which removes stuff from CFLAGS and the 
> like, why not extend it to remove things from OPTS too? then we can just
> do:
> 
> 	bad_flags --disable-static
> 
> in gcc/BUILD
> 
> and you, personally, can just run:
> 
> 	lunar set OPTS --disable-static
> 
> hint: I'll take a patch against optimize.lunar....
> 
> Auke

my #1 solution would be that everyone could decide for themselves whether or
not to build a static/shared only or mixed system. This would be configured
with a small menu:


title: C/C++ modules

[ ] static (tooltip: faster app startup, rebuilds to make changes visible)
[ ] shared (tooltip: slower app startup, no rebuilds to make changes visible)


no selection (default): no modification: modules lin as they normally would
static only: add --enable-static AND --disable-shared to OPTS
shared only: add --disable-static AND --enable-shared to OPTS
both static and shared: add --enable-static AND --enable-shared to OPTS


we also have to make the settings easily accessible since still a lot of
modules do not have configure scripts and require Makefile hacking to enforce
the kind of build.

what do you think about this solution?

best regards
wookietreiber