libdl: rtems.git dependence on rtems-tools.git

[Chris Johns]

On 31/10/2014 6:42 am, Gedare Bloom wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Gedare Bloom <gedare at rtems.org> wrote:
>> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 3:32 PM, Chris Johns <chrisj at rtems.org> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Libdl tests in the testsuite depend on tools in rtems-tools.git/linkers.
>>> Should I raise a configure error if the tools are not found or not build the
>>> tests ?
>>>
>>> Raising an error is my preferred option because libdl for the supported
>>> archs is tested however it creates a dependency between rtems-tools.git and
>>> RTEMS. I can help with this by adding building of rtems-tools.git to the
>>> RSB's build of RTEMS tools.
>>>
>>> Comments ?
>>>
>> Only make it an error if building the rtems-tools/linker is part of
>> the "standard" toolset builds, thus decreasing the burden on users who
>> don't care to use libdl.

Yes. Libdl only builds for the architectures there is relocation support 
for.

> The documentation on self-built tools, and whatever process we have
> for the "authoritative tools" guide should include notes regarding
> this.

Sure. Do you have guide ?

Chris