Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] mk: fix external shared library dependencies of libraries

[Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com>]

On 12/08/2015 01:19 PM, Panu Matilainen wrote:
> On 12/08/2015 12:11 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>> Hi Panu,
>>
>> 2015-12-08 10:30, Panu Matilainen:
>>> --- a/lib/librte_vhost/Makefile
>>> +++ b/lib/librte_vhost/Makefile
>>> @@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ CFLAGS += -I vhost_user
>>>   else
>>>   CFLAGS += -I vhost_cuse -lfuse
>>>   LDFLAGS += -lfuse
>>> +LDLIBS += -lfuse
>>>   endif
>>>
>>>   ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST_NUMA),y)
>>>   LDFLAGS += -lnuma
>>> +LDLIBS += -lnuma
>>>   endif
>>
>> It looks weird to have to declare the dependencies both in
>> LDFLAGS and LDLIBS. What is the reason?
>> Can we improve it?
>
> I'd say its just an artifact of the dpdk build system evolution and
> surely we can improve it, but I'd leave it post 2.2 to avoid breaking
> anything now.

Actually, scratch that. That librte_vhost has used LDFLAGS instead of 
LDLIBS is likely just a mistake that happens to work, but there should 
be no reason for it.

I'll send a v2 with that changed, and while at it, remove the bogus 
-lfuse from vhost_cuse CFLAGS too.

	- Panu -