[dpdk-dev] NO_AUTOLIB is this variable really needed?

Wiles, Keith keith.wiles at intel.com
Thu Apr 30 18:26:57 CEST 2015



On 4/30/15, 11:24 AM, "Richardson, Bruce" <bruce.richardson at intel.com>
wrote:

>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]

Do we want me to submit a patch to remove it? A new patch set :-)
>
>/Bruce



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