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From: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] NO_AUTOLIB is this variable really needed?
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On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 02:55:47PM +0000, Wiles, Keith wrote:
> What is the NO_AUTOLIB variable used for anyway, the doc states this:
> 
> 
> * NO_AUTOLIBS: If set, the libraries provided by the framework will not be
> included in the LDLIBS variable automatically.
> 
> Why was this variable created, do we have really good reason? It seems
> like the variable removes almost all of the standard libs.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> ++Keith
> 
I think that is a hang-over from the baremetal days, and can probably go away
now. [It was probably used for the loader app or something]

/Bruce