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Bug 4051 - No way to disable linking to libiconv
Summary: No way to disable linking to libiconv
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: SDL
Classification: Unclassified
Component: *don't know* (show other bugs)
Version: HG 2.0
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
: P2 normal
Assignee: Ryan C. Gordon
QA Contact: Sam Lantinga
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Reported: 2018-01-17 09:44 UTC by Rainer Deyke
Modified: 2018-01-17 09:44 UTC (History)
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2018-01-17 09:44 UTC, Rainer Deyke 		Details
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Description Rainer Deyke 2018-01-17 09:44:22 UTC 
Created attachment 3144 [details]
Patch to fix the problem - untested, please verify before applying!

Even though SDL works fine without libiconv, SDL insists on linking to libiconv if the configure script detects the libiconv development libraries installed.  Among other reasons, this is problematic because libiconv uses the LGPL license, which requires special care when linking to a project that cannot be open sourced.  There should be a configuration option to not use libiconv.