[Python-checkins] gh-128354: Consistently use LIBS over LDFLAGS in library build checks (#128359)

Jan. 3, 2025

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b75ed951d4de8ba85349d80c8e7f097b3cd...
commit: b75ed951d4de8ba85349d80c8e7f097b3cd6052f
branch: main
author: Zanie Blue <contact@zanie.dev>
committer: erlend-aasland <erlend.aasland@protonmail.com>
date: 2025-01-03T21:51:06+01:00
summary:

gh-128354: Consistently use LIBS over LDFLAGS in library build checks (#128359)

files:
M configure
M configure.ac

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 08fec03bef42dc..aa88c74c61156c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14044,7 +14044,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
         CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBUUID_CFLAGS"
-        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBUUID_LIBS"
+        LIBS="$LIBS $LIBUUID_LIBS"
                for ac_header in uuid/uuid.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "uuid/uuid.h" "ac_cv_header_uuid_uuid_h" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -14186,7 +14186,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
         CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBUUID_CFLAGS"
-        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBUUID_LIBS"
+        LIBS="$LIBS $LIBUUID_LIBS"
                for ac_header in uuid/uuid.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "uuid/uuid.h" "ac_cv_header_uuid_uuid_h" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -15084,7 +15084,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
       CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBFFI_CFLAGS"
-      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBFFI_LIBS"
+      LIBS="$LIBS $LIBFFI_LIBS"
       ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "ffi.h" "ac_cv_header_ffi_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_ffi_h" = xyes
 then :
@@ -15166,7 +15166,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
       CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBFFI_CFLAGS"
-      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBFFI_LIBS"
+      LIBS="$LIBS $LIBFFI_LIBS"
       ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "ffi.h" "ac_cv_header_ffi_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_ffi_h" = xyes
 then :
@@ -15286,8 +15286,8 @@ save_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
 save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
-    CFLAGS="$LIBFFI_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
-    LDFLAGS="$LIBFFI_LIBS $LDFLAGS"
+    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $LIBFFI_CFLAGS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $LIBFFI_LIBS"
 
 
 
@@ -15439,9 +15439,8 @@ save_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
 save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
- CPPFLAGS="$LIBFFI_CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS"
- LDFLAGS="$LIBFFI_LIBS $LDFLAGS"
- LIBS="$LIBFFI_LIBS $LIBS"
+ CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBFFI_CFLAGS"
+ LIBS="$LIBS $LIBFFI_LIBS"
 if test "$cross_compiling" = yes
 then :
   ac_cv_ffi_complex_double_supported=no
@@ -15614,8 +15613,8 @@ save_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
 save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
-    CPPFLAGS="$LIBMPDEC_CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS"
-    LIBS="$LIBMPDEC_LIBS $LIBS"
+    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBMPDEC_CFLAGS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $LIBMPDEC_LIBS"
 
     cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -15885,7 +15884,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS"
-  LIBS="$LIBSQLITE3_LIBS $LIBS"
+  LIBS="$LIBS $LIBSQLITE3_LIBS"
 
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "sqlite3.h" "ac_cv_header_sqlite3_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_sqlite3_h" = xyes
@@ -16875,7 +16874,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $TCLTK_CFLAGS"
-  LIBS="$TCLTK_LIBS $LDFLAGS"
+  LIBS="$LIBS $TCLTK_LIBS"
 
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -16942,7 +16941,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $GDBM_CFLAGS"
-  LDFLAGS="$GDBM_LIBS $LDFLAGS"
+  LIBS="$LIBS $GDBM_LIBS"
          for ac_header in gdbm.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "gdbm.h" "ac_cv_header_gdbm_h" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -21492,7 +21491,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $ZLIB_CFLAGS"
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $ZLIB_LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $ZLIB_LIBS"
            for ac_header in zlib.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "zlib.h" "ac_cv_header_zlib_h" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -21639,7 +21638,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $ZLIB_CFLAGS"
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $ZLIB_LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $ZLIB_LIBS"
            for ac_header in zlib.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "zlib.h" "ac_cv_header_zlib_h" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -21876,7 +21875,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BZIP2_CFLAGS"
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BZIP2_LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $BZIP2_LIBS"
            for ac_header in bzlib.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "bzlib.h" "ac_cv_header_bzlib_h" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -21968,7 +21967,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BZIP2_CFLAGS"
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BZIP2_LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $BZIP2_LIBS"
            for ac_header in bzlib.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "bzlib.h" "ac_cv_header_bzlib_h" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -22124,7 +22123,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBLZMA_CFLAGS"
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBLZMA_LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $LIBLZMA_LIBS"
            for ac_header in lzma.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "lzma.h" "ac_cv_header_lzma_h" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -22216,7 +22215,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBLZMA_CFLAGS"
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBLZMA_LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $LIBLZMA_LIBS"
            for ac_header in lzma.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "lzma.h" "ac_cv_header_lzma_h" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -26370,7 +26369,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
       CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBREADLINE_CFLAGS"
-      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBREADLINE_LIBS"
+      LIBS="$LIBS $LIBREADLINE_LIBS"
              for ac_header in readline/readline.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "readline/readline.h" "ac_cv_header_readline_readline_h" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -26459,7 +26458,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
       CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBREADLINE_CFLAGS"
-      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBREADLINE_LIBS"
+      LIBS="$LIBS $LIBREADLINE_LIBS"
              for ac_header in readline/readline.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "readline/readline.h" "ac_cv_header_readline_readline_h" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -26621,7 +26620,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
       CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBEDIT_CFLAGS"
-      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBEDIT_LIBS"
+      LIBS="$LIBS $LIBEDIT_LIBS"
              for ac_header in editline/readline.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "editline/readline.h" "ac_cv_header_editline_readline_h" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -26712,7 +26711,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
       CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBEDIT_CFLAGS"
-      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBEDIT_LIBS"
+      LIBS="$LIBS $LIBEDIT_LIBS"
              for ac_header in editline/readline.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "editline/readline.h" "ac_cv_header_editline_readline_h" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -26830,7 +26829,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
 
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $READLINE_CFLAGS"
-    LIBS="$READLINE_LIBS $LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $READLINE_LIBS"
     LIBS_SAVE=$LIBS
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ecaf0fa9c43d49..9e131ed1a2dc98 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3701,7 +3701,7 @@ AS_VAR_IF([have_uuid], [missing], [
     ], [
       WITH_SAVE_ENV([
         CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBUUID_CFLAGS"
-        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBUUID_LIBS"
+        LIBS="$LIBS $LIBUUID_LIBS"
         AC_CHECK_HEADERS([uuid/uuid.h], [
           PY_CHECK_LIB([uuid], [uuid_generate_time], [have_uuid=yes])
           PY_CHECK_LIB([uuid], [uuid_generate_time_safe],
@@ -3971,7 +3971,7 @@ AS_VAR_IF([have_libffi], [missing], [
   PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBFFI], [libffi], [have_libffi=yes], [
     WITH_SAVE_ENV([
       CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBFFI_CFLAGS"
-      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBFFI_LIBS"
+      LIBS="$LIBS $LIBFFI_LIBS"
       AC_CHECK_HEADER([ffi.h], [
         AC_CHECK_LIB([ffi], [ffi_call], [
           have_libffi=yes
@@ -4005,8 +4005,8 @@ AS_VAR_IF([have_libffi], [yes], [
   AS_VAR_IF([ac_cv_lib_dl_dlopen], [yes], [AS_VAR_APPEND([LIBFFI_LIBS], [" -ldl"])])
 
   WITH_SAVE_ENV([
-    CFLAGS="$LIBFFI_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
-    LDFLAGS="$LIBFFI_LIBS $LDFLAGS"
+    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $LIBFFI_CFLAGS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $LIBFFI_LIBS"
 
     PY_CHECK_FUNC([ffi_prep_cif_var], [@%:@include <ffi.h>])
     PY_CHECK_FUNC([ffi_prep_closure_loc], [@%:@include <ffi.h>])
@@ -4021,9 +4021,8 @@ AS_VAR_IF([have_libffi], [yes], [
 #
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([libffi has complex type support], [ac_cv_ffi_complex_double_supported],
 [WITH_SAVE_ENV([
- CPPFLAGS="$LIBFFI_CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS"
- LDFLAGS="$LIBFFI_LIBS $LDFLAGS"
- LIBS="$LIBFFI_LIBS $LIBS"
+ CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBFFI_CFLAGS"
+ LIBS="$LIBS $LIBFFI_LIBS"
 AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
 #include <complex.h>
 #include <ffi.h>
@@ -4086,8 +4085,8 @@ AS_VAR_IF(
 
 AS_VAR_IF([with_system_libmpdec], [yes],
   [WITH_SAVE_ENV([
-    CPPFLAGS="$LIBMPDEC_CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS"
-    LIBS="$LIBMPDEC_LIBS $LIBS"
+    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBMPDEC_CFLAGS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $LIBMPDEC_LIBS"
 
     AC_LINK_IFELSE([
       AC_LANG_PROGRAM([
@@ -4220,7 +4219,7 @@ WITH_SAVE_ENV([
 dnl bpo-45774/GH-29507: The CPP check in AC_CHECK_HEADER can fail on FreeBSD,
 dnl hence CPPFLAGS instead of CFLAGS.
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS"
-  LIBS="$LIBSQLITE3_LIBS $LIBS"
+  LIBS="$LIBS $LIBSQLITE3_LIBS"
 
   AC_CHECK_HEADER([sqlite3.h], [
     have_sqlite3=yes
@@ -4323,7 +4322,7 @@ AS_CASE([$ac_sys_system],
 
 WITH_SAVE_ENV([
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $TCLTK_CFLAGS"
-  LIBS="$TCLTK_LIBS $LDFLAGS"
+  LIBS="$LIBS $TCLTK_LIBS"
 
   AC_LINK_IFELSE([
     AC_LANG_PROGRAM([
@@ -4365,7 +4364,7 @@ AC_ARG_VAR([GDBM_CFLAGS], [C compiler flags for gdbm])
 AC_ARG_VAR([GDBM_LIBS], [additional linker flags for gdbm])
 WITH_SAVE_ENV([
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $GDBM_CFLAGS"
-  LDFLAGS="$GDBM_LIBS $LDFLAGS"
+  LIBS="$LIBS $GDBM_LIBS"
   AC_CHECK_HEADERS([gdbm.h], [
     AC_CHECK_LIB([gdbm], [gdbm_open], [
       have_gdbm=yes
@@ -5310,7 +5309,7 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([ZLIB], [zlib >= 1.2.0], [
 ], [
   WITH_SAVE_ENV([
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $ZLIB_CFLAGS"
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $ZLIB_LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $ZLIB_LIBS"
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS([zlib.h], [
       PY_CHECK_LIB([z], [gzread], [have_zlib=yes], [have_zlib=no])
     ], [have_zlib=no])
@@ -5334,7 +5333,7 @@ PY_CHECK_EMSCRIPTEN_PORT([BZIP2], [-sUSE_BZIP2])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([BZIP2], [bzip2], [have_bzip2=yes], [
   WITH_SAVE_ENV([
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BZIP2_CFLAGS"
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BZIP2_LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $BZIP2_LIBS"
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS([bzlib.h], [
       AC_CHECK_LIB([bz2], [BZ2_bzCompress], [have_bzip2=yes], [have_bzip2=no])
     ], [have_bzip2=no])
@@ -5348,7 +5347,7 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([BZIP2], [bzip2], [have_bzip2=yes], [
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBLZMA], [liblzma], [have_liblzma=yes], [
   WITH_SAVE_ENV([
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBLZMA_CFLAGS"
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBLZMA_LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $LIBLZMA_LIBS"
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS([lzma.h], [
       AC_CHECK_LIB([lzma], [lzma_easy_encoder], [have_liblzma=yes], [have_liblzma=no])
     ], [have_liblzma=no])
@@ -6342,7 +6341,7 @@ AS_VAR_IF([with_readline], [readline], [
   ], [
     WITH_SAVE_ENV([
       CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBREADLINE_CFLAGS"
-      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBREADLINE_LIBS"
+      LIBS="$LIBS $LIBREADLINE_LIBS"
       AC_CHECK_HEADERS([readline/readline.h], [
         AC_CHECK_LIB([readline], [readline], [
           LIBREADLINE=readline
@@ -6363,7 +6362,7 @@ AS_VAR_IF([with_readline], [edit], [
   ], [
     WITH_SAVE_ENV([
       CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBEDIT_CFLAGS"
-      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBEDIT_LIBS"
+      LIBS="$LIBS $LIBEDIT_LIBS"
       AC_CHECK_HEADERS([editline/readline.h], [
         AC_CHECK_LIB([edit], [readline], [
           LIBREADLINE=edit
@@ -6387,7 +6386,7 @@ AS_VAR_IF([with_readline], [no], [
 
   WITH_SAVE_ENV([
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $READLINE_CFLAGS"
-    LIBS="$READLINE_LIBS $LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $READLINE_LIBS"
     LIBS_SAVE=$LIBS
 
     m4_define([readline_includes], [

    