Re: Problems compiling OpenLDAP in 64 bit due to old libtool version included

[Michael Ströder <michael@stroeder.com>]

Howard Chu wrote:
> Dagobert Michelsen wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Am 24.09.2009 um 21:13 schrieb Howard Chu:
>>> Dagobert Michelsen wrote:
>>>> I have a problem compiling the current OpenLDAP (2.4.18) in 64 bit
>>>> on Solaris. The problem occurs when building with modules and
>>>> enabling 64 bit in CFLAGS rather than setting CC to the compiler
>>>> including flags. The source of the problem is the old libtool
>>>> version 1.5.x included in OpenLDAP. The libtool maintainers
>>>> recommended upgrading libtool to at least 2.2 where the
>>>> problem was fixed. It would be nice if it could be updated,
>>>> or is there a specific reason why the old version is kept?
>>>>
>>>> See
>>>>    <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libtool/2009-09/msg00017.html
>>>>>
>>>> for details on identifying the bug.
>>>
>>> If you think this is an actual bug then you should submit a report
>>> to the ITS.
>>
>> Ok, filed as ITS# 6306.
> 
> Thanks. Now the next step is to get feedback from people building
> OpenLDAP on different platforms using this new libtool version. If we
> don't hear of any breakages, I don't see any reason not to upgrade.

Is it sufficient to set LIBTOOL=/usr/bin/libtool before invking ./configure to
use the libtool installed with the Linux distro instead of libtool shipped
with OpenLDAP? Or is there more to adjust for the build?

Ciao, Michael.