Re: pgsql/src Makefile.shlib

> Also, the *bsd lines you might be referring to
>
>     $(LD) -x -Bshareable -Bforcearchive
>
> the -Bshareable is the flag to make a shared library, -Bforcearchive is
> completely unnecessary, and -x says "Discard all local symbols in the
> input files.", whatever that may mean.  (In fact, I'm fairly convinced
> that this is not the recommended way to link shared libraries on these
> systems, but I don't have enough enthusiasm to amend this.)

I seem to remember someone saying it was needed to like later stuff,
like ODBC?  I am not sure myself.  Some OS's had it, other's didn't.

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