RE: AIX-problem: the main module won't link statically

["Andrej Borsenkow" <Andrej.Borsenkow@mow.siemens.ru>]

>
> > >
> > >   I tried to compile zsh-4.0.1 w. AIX-4.3 (cc version 5), but the main
> > > library (/module?) libzsh-4.0.1.so doesn't get in the binary,
> and when I
> > > try to run it:
> > >
> > > Could not load program ./zsh:
> > >         Dependent module libzsh-4.0.1.so could not be loaded.
> > > Could not load module libzsh-4.0.1.so.
> > > Error was: No such file or directory
> > >
> >
> > Have you installed it? Or, better, have you installed it in the same
> > location as specified when configuring ($prefix/lib/zsh)?
>
> I've tried it both installed, and just by running "make check"..
>

make check does not work in this case, known problem in 4.0.1. Should be
fixed in 4.0.2. "installed" you mean "make install"?

>
> Well, I compiled it for linux and Tru64-UNIX (I used the same
> config.modules for all architectures), and they didn't produce that
> library (it was linked statically, as configured..).
>

It depends on the system. Some systems need extra library some not. Try
'configure --disable-dynamic' to turn dynamic loading off.

> >
> > I do not know AIX to decide if these warnings are harmful/harmless.
>
> Me neither.. maybe I should poke the guy here who does =)
>

Yes. AFAIK currently none of zsh developers works on AIX. Oliver, could you
comment on this?

-andrej