https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481502
User crrodriguez@novell.com added comment
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481502#c4
Cristian Rodríguez
Why are static libraries being phased out?
They are harmless to anyone who does
not opt for them and invaluable in certain circumstances.
http://people.redhat.com/drepper/no_static_linking.html additionally with the killer arguments in that document, we have to ensure that 1) packages that we ship do not use them, when you have a few, it is easy, when you have thousands it is a lost battle. 2) You can also split an -static subpackage, with a few is a no problem, but will thousands it is a huge, huge amount of work, that I will personally not do. So, we started removing static libraries a few releases ago, Im personally ensuring that this task will be complete or near to completion for openSUSE 11.2. Other distributions like Fedora try to follow a similar policy as well. You will have to live with it. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.