configure: automatically fail the check for rpath on AIX systems and provide a --disable-rpath flag as a fallback for use on platforms which pass the configure-time rpath check but then fail at link-time. Based on discussion in [forum:ae5bd8a84b|forum thread ae5bd8a84b].

FossilOrigin-Name: a15e0f6802a5ba7bc5a7a70d6a162ea4548b49b132a5ac31263e64c388bbafcb

auto.def

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ proj-define-for-opt linemacros AMALGAMATION_LINE_MACROS \
 
 define LINK_TOOLS_DYNAMICALLY [proj-opt-was-provided dynlink-tools]
 
-proj-check-rpath
+sqlite-handle-rpath
 sqlite-handle-soname
 sqlite-handle-debug
 sqlite-handle-tcl

autoconf/auto.def

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use sqlite-config
 sqlite-config-bootstrap autoconf
 sqlite-check-common-bins
 sqlite-check-common-system-deps
-proj-check-rpath
+sqlite-handle-rpath
 sqlite-handle-soname
 sqlite-setup-default-cflags
 sqlite-handle-debug

autosetup/proj.tcl

@@ -947,9 +947,20 @@ proc proj-check-emsdk {} {
 #
 # Achtung: we have seen platforms which report that a given option
 # checked here will work but then fails at build-time, and the current
-# order of checks reflects that.
+# order of checks reflects that. Similarly, platforms which are known
+# to report success here but fail to handle this flag at link-time are
+# special-cased here to behave as if the check failed.
 proc proj-check-rpath {} {
-  set rc 1
+  switch -glob -- [get-define host] {
+    *-*-aix* {
+      # Skip this check on platform(s) where we know it to pass at
+      # this step but fail at build-time, as a workaround for
+      # https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/ae5bd8a84b until we can
+      # find a more reliable approach.
+      define LDFLAGS_RPATH ""
+      return 0
+    }
+  }
   if {[proj-opt-was-provided libdir]
       || [proj-opt-was-provided exec-prefix]} {
     set lp "[get-define libdir]"
@@ -971,10 +982,9 @@ proc proj-check-rpath {} {
       define LDFLAGS_RPATH "-Wl,-R$lp"
     } else {
       define LDFLAGS_RPATH ""
-      set rc 0
     }
   }
-  return $rc
+  expr {"" ne [get-define LDFLAGS_RPATH]}
 }
 
 ########################################################################

autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl

@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ proc sqlite-config-bootstrap {buildMode} {
         static-shell=1       => {Link the sqlite3 shell app against the DLL instead of embedding sqlite3.c}
       }
       {*} {
+        # rpath: https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/fa3a6ed858
+        rpath=1
+          => {Disable checking for rpath support}
         # soname: https://sqlite.org/src/forumpost/5a3b44f510df8ded
         soname:=legacy
           => {SONAME for libsqlite3.so. "none", or not using this flag, sets no
@@ -644,6 +647,17 @@ proc sqlite-handle-debug {} {
   }
 }
 
+########################################################################
+# If the --disable-rpath flag is used, this [define]s LDFLAGS_RPATH to
+# an empty string, else it invokes [proj-check-rpath].
+proc sqlite-handle-rpath {} {
+  proj-if-opt-truthy rpath {
+    proj-check-rpath
+  } {
+    define LDFLAGS_RPATH ""
+  }
+}
+
 ########################################################################
 # "soname" for libsqlite3.so. See discussion at:
 # https://sqlite.org/src/forumpost/5a3b44f510df8ded

manifest

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Fix\sautoconf\sbundle\sto\shonor\sthe\s--disable-static\sand\s--disable-shared\sflags,\sas\sreported\sin\s[forum:ae5bd8a84b|forum\spost\sae5bd8a84b].\sProblem\sintroduced\sin\s3.49.0.
-D 2025-02-20T16:45:45.335
+C configure:\sautomatically\sfail\sthe\scheck\sfor\srpath\son\sAIX\ssystems\sand\sprovide\sa\s--disable-rpath\sflag\sas\sa\sfallback\sfor\suse\son\splatforms\swhich\spass\sthe\sconfigure-time\srpath\scheck\sbut\sthen\sfail\sat\slink-time.\sBased\son\sdiscussion\sin\s[forum:ae5bd8a84b|forum\sthread\sae5bd8a84b].
+D 2025-02-20T17:14:40.228
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 F LICENSE.md e108e1e69ae8e8a59e93c455654b8ac9356a11720d3345df2a4743e9590fb20d
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ F art/sqlite370.eps aa97a671332b432a54e1d74ff5e8775be34200c2
 F art/sqlite370.ico af56c1d00fee7cd4753e8631ed60703ed0fc6e90
 F art/sqlite370.jpg d512473dae7e378a67e28ff96a34da7cb331def2
 F art/sqlite370.svg 40b7e2fe8aac3add5d56dd86ab8d427a4eca5bcb3fe4f8946cb3794e1821d531
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+F auto.def 9e4315ae57d558c033a7bfb1f3ba0e9e0117147516b8c78c06276663b83b8cad
 F autoconf/Makefile.fallback 22fe523eb36dfce31e0f6349f782eb084e86a5620b2b0b4f84a2d6133f53f5ac
 F autoconf/Makefile.in ed042ba44540e67e17b1e7bd787e8118a9d14664ba8049966ec9bc54a10676ce
 F autoconf/Makefile.msc 1249e425a24859c7b3f17575275247df9eec3bddc0d1d7e73941f1abdbb95a92
 F autoconf/README.first f1d3876e9a7852c22f275a6f06814e64934cecbc0b5b9617d64849094c1fd136
 F autoconf/README.txt 7f01dc3915e2d68f329011073662369e62a0938a2c69398807823c57591cb288
-F autoconf/auto.def 3a318c4898024b35ed61a4876a42e3dcc313f93bd8486874d1ad498b88643d1a
+F autoconf/auto.def 64c1a116162da18783a5467b49e539538f7013ea50ae192f182987b5c2f66f9e
 F autoconf/tea/Makefile.in ba0556fee8da09c066bad85a4457904e46ee2c2eabaa309c0e83a78f2f151a8e
 F autoconf/tea/README.txt 61e62e519579e4a112791354d6d440f8b51ea6db3b0bab58d59f29df42d2dfe3
 F autoconf/tea/aclocal.m4 52c47aac44ce0ddb1f918b6993e8beb8eee88f43
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ F autosetup/cc-shared.tcl 4f024e94a47f427ba61de1739f6381ef0080210f9fae89112d5c1d
 F autosetup/cc.tcl c0fcc50ca91deff8741e449ddad05bcd08268bc31177e613a6343bbd1fd3e45f
 F autosetup/jimsh0.c 6573f6bc6ff204de0139692648d7037ca0b6c067bac83a7b4e087f20a86866a4
 F autosetup/pkg-config.tcl 4e635bf39022ff65e0d5434339dd41503ea48fc53822c9c5bde88b02d3d952ba
-F autosetup/proj.tcl 90cec210224dde699f3bee756d88c2477044f713db8a38112e695ec02e531eeb
-F autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl e1d65cc632e1de94ff39618ac82b649f2062f674ca36dae78ab3573cab096761
+F autosetup/proj.tcl 57dadc3b9a1e88e8450d1e81b2fdb22d3abf3862f22730cec4441ee346c95d8e
+F autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl 87732c140cce3327b709d1f7746c999149500fd28682dff384da58af68c844b0
 F autosetup/system.tcl 51d4be76cd9a9074704b584e5c9cbba616202c8468cf9ba8a4f8294a7ab1dba9
 F configure 9a00b21dfd13757bbfb8d89b30660a89ec1f8f3a79402b8f9f9b6fc475c3303a x
 F contrib/sqlitecon.tcl 210a913ad63f9f991070821e599d600bd913e0ad
@@ -2210,8 +2210,8 @@ F tool/version-info.c 3b36468a90faf1bbd59c65fd0eb66522d9f941eedd364fabccd7227350
 F tool/warnings-clang.sh bbf6a1e685e534c92ec2bfba5b1745f34fb6f0bc2a362850723a9ee87c1b31a7
 F tool/warnings.sh 49a486c5069de041aedcbde4de178293e0463ae9918ecad7539eedf0ec77a139
 F tool/win/sqlite.vsix deb315d026cc8400325c5863eef847784a219a2f
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+R f3ae16535d715f2c6ddf37b01c3a97d9
 U stephan
-Z 1623c39947cf064dc746ab5f77cf216c
+Z e0fc1942290bf1287975667fbad9ae43
 # Remove this line to create a well-formed Fossil manifest.

manifest.uuid

@@ -1 +1 @@
-56027220cc15b69cb98ba5360ffd3718c997e10d51e30eebeff14f0dc358d103
+a15e0f6802a5ba7bc5a7a70d6a162ea4548b49b132a5ac31263e64c388bbafcb