From: matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto)
Date: 2003-05-27T03:46:25+09:00
Subject: Re: Problem compiling extension on Solaris

Hi,

In message "Re: Problem compiling extension on Solaris"
    on 03/05/26, "Tim Hunter" <cyclists@nc.rr.com> writes:

|Thanks, Matz. Sadly, this was reported to me by a Solaris guru. He
|suggested that we ask a Ruby guru :-(

:-<

|I misstated the Ruby release. This is Ruby 1.8.0preview2. I believe the -P
|and -dn flags are being added by the Solaris gcc linker driver. (Note that
|this is gcc 3.3.) The -dn option is for static linking only. The -G option
|is for shared linking only. Is it possible that this is the result some
|confusion between building static and shared modules?

How can I stop -dn option?  I want to make shared library, no static
linking sought.  Could you ask your Solaris guru nearby?

							matz.