[STDCXX-357] [gcc/Mac OS X] link utilities with the iconv library

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Invalid
• Affects Version/s: 4.1.2, 4.1.3
• Fix Version/s: 4.2.2
• Component/s: Utilities

Environment

Darwin host.local 8.8.1 Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.1: Mon Sep 25 19:42:00 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.13.8.obj~1/RELEASE_I386 i386 i386

• Patch Info: Patch Available
• Assignee: Eric Lemings
• Reporter: Eric Lemings
• Created: 14/Mar/07 16:05
• Updated: 03/Jun/08 20:25
• Resolved: 03/Jun/08 20:25

Description

Some executables (esp. locale-specific utilities) need to link with the iconv library. Patch listed below. (Don't think it will matter that the link flag is given for all link commands.)

Index: etc/config/gcc.config
===================================================================
--- etc/config/gcc.config       (revision 517771)
+++ etc/config/gcc.config       (working copy)
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@
   ifeq ($(OSNAME),Darwin)
     # link with gcc_eh to resolve the _Unwind_xxx functions
     # (shouldn't we link with it on all platforms?)
-    LDLIBS += -lgcc_eh
+    LDLIBS += -liconv -lgcc_eh
   endif
 endif   # gcc > 2