# binary that are filled by plugin objects. If the linker discards those
# symbols because the CLI does not use them directly, the CLI reports
# no plugins found (plugins are effectively not embedded).
-pluginarchive = -Wl,--whole-archive,$(PLUGINS_PATH)/$(1)/.libs/babeltrace-plugin-$(1).a,--no-whole-archive
+pluginarchive = $(LD_WHOLE_ARCHIVE)$(PLUGINS_PATH)/$(1)/.libs/babeltrace-plugin-$(1).a$(LD_NO_WHOLE_ARCHIVE)
# Built-in plugins
babeltrace_bin_LDFLAGS += $(call pluginarchive,ctf)
AX_APPEND_LINK_FLAGS([-Wl,--no-as-needed], [LD_NO_AS_NEEDED])
AC_SUBST([LD_NO_AS_NEEDED])
+# Check if the linker supports whole-archive
+AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,--whole-archive,--no-whole-archive],
+ [
+ AC_SUBST([LD_WHOLE_ARCHIVE], [-Wl,--whole-archive,])
+ AC_SUBST([LD_NO_WHOLE_ARCHIVE], [,--no-whole-archive])
+ ],[
+ # Fallback to force_load for the macOS linker
+ AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,-force_load],
+ [
+ AC_SUBST([LD_WHOLE_ARCHIVE], [-Wl,-force_load,])
+ AC_SUBST([LD_NO_WHOLE_ARCHIVE], [])
+ ],[
+ AC_MSG_WARN([Can't find a linker option to force the inclusion of the static plugin archive objects.])
+ ]
+ )
+ ]
+)
+
# Initialize and configure libtool
LT_INIT([win32-dll])