v0.8.0 not building static lib in OpenSuse 12.3

[libmesh]

v0.8.0 not building static lib in OpenSuse 12.3

[benkirk]

Any chance you can use a recent autotools version?

I test nightly on OpenSuse 12.3 using the latest source and shared libraries. I can double check that static libs work too, but the 0.8.0 build system is deprecated at this point.

[ricortiz]

What's the official autotools version supported in this libMesh build?

[benkirk]

Try for example the most stable release:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/libmesh/files/libmesh/libmesh-0.9.0.1

It should include everything you need in there.

[benkirk]

And if you need static libraries it is a double opt-in:

$ ./configure --disable-shared --enable-static ...

[ricortiz]

I need to use v0.8.0 for the moment because is what the library I am building uses, at some point in the near future I expect this to change but for the moment I am stuck with v0.8.0.

[ricortiz]

I am configuring with both opt-in's: --disable-shared --enable-static

[benkirk]

Well in that case just have a look at the top-level makefile:

#
# static library
#
ifeq ($(findstring darwin,$(hostos)),darwin)
$(mesh_library_dir)/libmesh$(static_libext): $(objects)
        @$(shell mkdir -p $(mesh_library_dir))
        @echo "Linking "$@
        @libtool -static -o $(mesh_library) $(objects)
        @$(MAKE) -C contrib

else
$(mesh_library_dir)/libmesh$(static_libext): $(objects)
        @$(shell mkdir -p $(mesh_library_dir))
        @rm -f $(mesh_library)
        @echo "Linking "$@
        @$(AR) rv $(mesh_library) $(objects)
        @$(MAKE) -C contrib
endif

So we are just using the value $(AR)

how about 'make AR=ar'?

[ricortiz]

Well yes, this will make it build, but the issue still remains... :)

Thanks.

[benkirk]

not sure I understand - will that work for you, or just simply defining AR=ar in that file?

I agree it looks broken, but I'm not really planning to update the old build system.

[ricortiz]

'make AR=path_to_ar' works for me. Didn't realize v0.9.x had a different build system...

Thanks.