NAME

       gpt_build_config - Returns a minimized list of ldflags from a list of globus packages and
       external libraries.

SYNOPSIS

       gpt_build_config -src <source metadata file> -f <globus_flavor_name> -link [static|shared]

DESCRIPTION

       gpt_build_config creates a file in it's current directory named gpt_build_temp.sh that
       contains a list of necessary flags assembled from the build environment metadata of the
       packages on which the source metadata depends.  This scanning is done recursively to cover
       the entire dependency tree.  This script was initially inspired by the shell script
       gnome_config.

LINK ORDER

       The flag list returned by gpt_build_config is assembled in dependent order.  A dependency
       between two libraries occurs when one library needs the symbols of another library in
       order to link correctly.  For most linkers the library providing the symbols has to be
       linked after the library that needs the symbols.  For example, from the line:

          -L/opt/Xpm/lib -lXpm -L/usr/lib/X11 -lXm -lX

       gpt_build_config assumes that the library Xpm is dependent on Xm which in turn is
       dependent on X.  In addition, gpt_build_config assumes that Xpm is located in /opt/Xpm/lib
       and Xm and X are both located in /usr/lib/X11.

BUGS

       Circular dependencies between libraries are not supported.

AUTHOR

       Michael Bletzinger <mbletzin.ncsa.uiuc.edu> and Eric Blau <eblau.ncsa.uiuc.edu>