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-rwxr-xr-xbuildtools/configure.pl5
-rw-r--r--doc/HISTORY2
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/buildtools/configure.pl b/buildtools/configure.pl
index 97e3c33f..3a0592ad 100755
--- a/buildtools/configure.pl
+++ b/buildtools/configure.pl
@@ -241,8 +241,11 @@ sub testCompileLink($$$) {
     print $cFile @{$cSourceCodeR};
     
     my ($oFile, $oFileName) = tempFile('');
+
+    # Note that $flags may contain -l options, which where static linking
+    # is involved have to go _after_ the base object file ($oFileName).
     
-    my $compileCommand = "$testCc -o $oFileName $flags $cFileName";
+    my $compileCommand = "$testCc -o $oFileName $cFileName $flags";
     print ("Doing test compile/link: $compileCommand\n");
     my $rc = system($compileCommand);
     
diff --git a/doc/HISTORY b/doc/HISTORY
index b6e43cde..5cd92acc 100644
--- a/doc/HISTORY
+++ b/doc/HISTORY
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ not yet  BJH  Release 10.40.00
 
               Rename pamtooctave to pamtooctaveimg.
 
+              Build: put -l's after .o's in test links.
+
               Build: don't use 'uint' type.  Solaris 10 apparently doesn't
               have it.