libtool 20030216: problem recognizing import libraries

[Charles Wilson]

Charles Wilson wrote:
> Okay, the patch I posted to libtool-patches works on my system (of 
> course, the UNpatched libtool works on my system) -- but the patch ought 
> to fix this problem.  It hunts specifically for head.exe and uses that, 
> if found, falling back to 'head' only if 'head.exe' is not found in the 
> path.
After a few iterations, somebody hit me on the head with a clue-by-4; a 
patch has been accepted into libtool CVS that fixes this problem. The patch?

Don't use head.  Instead, call sed -e '10q'.  It's just as fast, and a 
far less intrusive change.

--Chuck




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