I guess it would help if you pointed us at where libtool says this
information when you remove that patch, because I'm sure Pat would not have 
thought of introducing this patch if he'd seen it.  But if we know what
to look for, I think we're better off listening to libtool.

	- Godmar

> 
> On May 13, 1999, Patrick Tullmann <tullmann@cs.utah.edu> wrote:
> 
> > 	* configure.in: be verbose about static/shared libraries,
> 
> Even though Archie has already installed this patch, I'm inclined to
> revert it, because it will report incorrect information on platforms
> that do not support shared libraries.  ltconfig already reports
> whether shared or static libraries are going to be created, and then,
> it can be 100% positive, which your test cannot.  Would you mind if I
> reverted it?
> 
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