Re-established the test build.

build/GNUbasegcc.mk

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # 16 october 2015
 
+# TODO the loader looks for the soname, not the base name, which is frustrating
+
 # Global flags.
 
 CFLAGS += \

build/GNUmakefile.test

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# 16 october 2015
+
+ifndef inlibuibuild
+$(error Do not run these makefiles directly.)
+endif
+
+include $(OS)/GNUosspecific.mk
+include test/GNUfiles.mk
+
+HFILES += \
+	ui.h
+
+NAME = test
+SUFFIX = $(EXESUFFIX)
+
+ifeq ($(TOOLCHAIN),gcc)
+	LDFLAGS += -L$(OUTDIR) -lui
+	# tell the dynamic loader to search in the executable path for shared objects
+	LDFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath='$$ORIGIN'
+else
+	# TODO is there an equivalent to -L?
+	LDFLAGS += $(OUTDIR)/libui.lib
+endif
+
+include build/GNUbase$(TOOLCHAIN).mk

buildnotes

@@ -34,3 +34,5 @@ To build an example, use
 	make EXAMPLE=name [variables...] example
 
 You must specify the example name.
+
+TODO discuss the internals

oldbuild/GNUmakefile.test

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# 16 october 2015
-
-ifndef inlibuibuild
-$(error [FAIL] do not run these makefiles directly)
-endif
-
-include $(OS)/GNUosspecific.mk
-include test/GNUmakeinc.mk
-
-HFILES += \
-	ui.h
-
-NAME = test
-
-SUFFIX = $(EXESUFFIX)
-
-# TODO what's the difference between doing this and linking to out/libui.so directly?
-# LDFLAGS += -L$(OUTDIR) -lui
-LDFLAGS += $(OUTDIR)/libui$(LIBSUFFIX)
-
-include GNUbaserules.mk