make RPATH wrapper script not add RPATH (linking) flags when -c flag specified#4981
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When the compiler is invoked with the `-c` flag, the linker is not run. In this case, the RPATH linker flags are useless. Although they are normally ignored, adding them has shown to cause problems in some cases, e.g. with Intel + Meson: easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs#20262 The behavior of the `rpath_args.py` script has been modified to not add RPATH flags when the `-c` flag is detected. Moreover, it is now able to detect any RPATH flag that may have been added explicitly by the user/build system. Tests have been updated to check these scenarios. Fixes easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs#23031 Fixes easybuilders#4979
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When the compiler is invoked with the
-cflag, the linker is not run.In this case, the RPATH linker flags are useless. Although they are
normally ignored, adding them has shown to cause problems in some cases,
e.g. with Intel + Meson:
easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs#20262
The behavior of the
rpath_args.pyscript has been modified so that RPATHflags are not added when the
-cflag is detected.Moreover, it is now able to detect and process any RPATH flag that may have
been added explicitly by the user/build system.
Tests have been updated to check all these possible scenarios.
Fixes easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs#23031
Fixes #4979