[Bug 421322] New: %{_libdir}/libXft.la needs to be deleted
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 Summary: %{_libdir}/libXft.la needs to be deleted Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Factory Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: X.Org AssignedTo: sndirsch@novell.com ReportedBy: bwalle@novell.com QAContact: xorg-maintainer-bugs@forge.provo.novell.com CC: crrodriguez@novell.com Found By: Development Building of some packages (like OpenMotif and ddd) fails because of ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue Aug 26 12:14:12 CEST 2008 - crrodriguez@suse.de - kill "la" files and static libraries ------------------------------------------------------------------- in the fontconfig package, but %{_libdir}/libXft.la still being present. If I delete that file, too, in the build environment, then building works. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c1 Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|sndirsch@novell.com |crrodriguez@novell.com --- Comment #1 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2008-08-29 02:53:28 MDT --- I didn't break 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User bwalle@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c2 Bernhard Walle <bwalle@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|crrodriguez@novell.com |sndirsch@novell.com --- Comment #2 from Bernhard Walle <bwalle@novell.com> 2008-08-29 02:57:58 MDT --- But you're the maintainer of xorg package, and the SUSE policy is not to install the .la files. So this is clearly a bug in the xorg packages. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c3 Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |bwalle@novell.com --- Comment #3 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2008-08-29 03:08:04 MDT --- Where can I find this policy? Why isn't forced by letting the build fail, if it's that important? -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User bwalle@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c4 Bernhard Walle <bwalle@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|bwalle@novell.com | --- Comment #4 from Bernhard Walle <bwalle@novell.com> 2008-08-29 03:14:44 MDT --- http://en.opensuse.org/Shared_Library_Packaging_Policy "Avoid packaging libtool config files (.la files). In general they are not needed if you do not package a static library. If in doubt, ask." -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c5 Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|sndirsch@novell.com |crrodriguez@novell.com --- Comment #5 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2008-08-29 03:24:04 MDT --- Thanks. So did Christian asked Mike, if the static lib + .la file of fontconfig might still be useful before he changed this on 2008-08-26? I seriously doubt this. Mike is currently on vacation. I suggest to revert this change until Mike is back from vacation. I'm *not* kidding! It's a bad idea in general to change packages of others without asking them beforehand. Especially when they are currently on vacation. Christian, please consider to learn this lesson. Thanks. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |sndirsch@novell.com Summary|%{_libdir}/libXft.la needs to be deleted |Unauthorized removal of fontconfig static libs -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c6 Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC|sndirsch@novell.com |mfabian@novell.com Component|X.Org |X11 Applications QAContact|xorg-maintainer-bugs@forge.provo.novell.com |sndirsch@novell.com --- Comment #6 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2008-08-29 03:35:38 MDT --- Mike will be back on Mon 2008-09-08. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User crrodriguez@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c7 Cristian Rodriguez <crrodriguez@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |ro@novell.com, mrueckert@novell.com --- Comment #7 from Cristian Rodriguez <crrodriguez@novell.com> 2008-08-29 04:11:23 MDT --- There is absolutely nothing to fix , unless the build of some package complains that fontconfig shared libraries are un %_libdir but some binary resides in /bin /sbin, if that is the case, the solution is to move libfontconfig to /lib* and NOT restore static libraries. Bernhard is right anyway.. you should remove %{_libdir}/libXft.la. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c8 --- Comment #8 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2008-08-29 04:32:11 MDT --- If you would revert your fontconfig change, we wouldn't need to change/fix any other packages. After Mike is back from vacation, we can discuss with him if it is fine to remove the fontconfig static libs. And change/fix other packages if necessary. This is all I asked you for, i.e. postpone this possible change. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User crrodriguez@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c9 --- Comment #9 from Cristian Rodriguez <crrodriguez@novell.com> 2008-08-29 04:41:30 MDT --- (In reply to comment #3 from Stefan Dirsch)
Where can I find this policy? Why isn't forced by letting the build fail, if it's that important?
Im aware that at some point it will be enforced ( it should) Im just trying to make the experience less painful, removing stuff that is useless, **before everything breaks**. but Im getting assigned this kind bugs due to bogus assumptions let try to clear this: a) libfontconfig.la is useless, unless you prove it is not. b) if your package fails to build due to the lack of libfontconfig.la you have to wait until ALL dependant packages build **sucessfully* c) in this case Bernhard got the point. d) If your package contains "la" files, and does not use libltdl , la files MUST be removed. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User crrodriguez@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c10 --- Comment #10 from Cristian Rodriguez <crrodriguez@novell.com> 2008-08-29 04:42:27 MDT --- (In reply to comment #8 from Stefan Dirsch)
If you would revert your fontconfig change, we wouldn't need to change/fix any other packages.
but you dont need to fix anything due to removal of "la" files !! you just have to wait the complete rebuild to finish !! -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c11 --- Comment #11 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2008-08-29 04:47:46 MDT --- Unfortunately you still didn't get the point. You should not change any other person's package without asking him beforehand. Especially if he is currently on vacation at this time. There was no need at all to change it now. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User rodrigo@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c12 Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |rodrigo@novell.com --- Comment #12 from Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo@novell.com> 2008-08-29 05:23:08 MDT --- I'm having problems building some GNOME packages because of this (libXft still linking to libfontconfig.la). Should this be really fixed once everything rebuilds? I can revert the change if someone gives me permission if rebuilding does not fix 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User crrodriguez@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c13 --- Comment #13 from Cristian Rodriguez <crrodriguez@novell.com> 2008-08-29 05:33:59 MDT --- (In reply to comment #12 from Rodrigo Moya)
I'm having problems building some GNOME packages because of this (libXft still linking to libfontconfig.la). Should this be really fixed once everything rebuilds?
Yes, but there are bugs in **other** packages, that may cause still a problem, but again nothing to do with libfontconfig.la a) Mesa --> falis due to missing libexpat-devel requirement, it wrongly expects libexpat-devel be pulled by fontconfig-devel, but that was completely wrong, fontconfig does not expose expat in anyway. b) xorg-x11-libs fails for the same reason that Mesa does, wrong buildrequires -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User crrodriguez@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c14 --- Comment #14 from Cristian Rodriguez <crrodriguez@novell.com> 2008-08-29 05:41:24 MDT --- To make it more clear. once xorg-x11-libs is fixed to buildRequire libexpat-devel , and the pacakae rebuilt libXft.la will no longer reference libfontconfig.la and all dependant packages will succeed to build. if Stefan does not want to remove libXft.la it will work anyway, of course that everything will break when he removal of "la" files starts to be enforced. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c15 --- Comment #15 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2008-08-29 05:52:35 MDT --- So you broke more stuff by also removing Requires for libexpat-devel from fontconfig-devel and even not mentioning this change in fontconfig.changes. Great! -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User crrodriguez@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c16 --- Comment #16 from Cristian Rodriguez <crrodriguez@novell.com> 2008-08-29 05:56:03 MDT --- (In reply to comment #15 from Stefan Dirsch)
So you broke more stuff
No, that packages ARE BROKEN, they expect WRONG -devel packages to be present in the build root -.. can you please make a bit of analysis before blaming me ?
not mentioning this change in fontconfig.changes.
Yes, I missed that, this is the only point when you are right, sorry. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c17 --- Comment #17 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2008-08-29 06:03:27 MDT --- I'm blaming you for not talking to other persons before changing their packages. This is my whole point here. Everybody makes mistakes. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User matz@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c18 Michael Matz <matz@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |matz@novell.com --- Comment #18 from Michael Matz <matz@novell.com> 2008-08-29 06:17:50 MDT --- Stefan: There is nothing forbidding other maintainers to touch packages they don't maintain (it's considered good style to tell the maintainer of course). Especially for janitory work its actually considered nice to just do the work instead of annoying the maintainer. Cristians cleanups make the distribution strictly better. OTOH Cristian: The removal of libexpat-devel from fontconfig-devel is not a 100% useful change. If you need fontconfig-devel, then most probably because you want to link against libfontconfig.so. That in turn is linked against libexpat.so.X, so having also installed libexpat.so seems reasonable. It's correct that there's no strict requirement to have it (or the headers, because the fontconfig headers don't refer to the expat headers), but it seems nice. But there's not point in reverting this now. So, if Cristian tells package maintainers about his changes in the future and Stefan makes xorg-x11-libs buildrequire libexpat-devel, can we all go back to work and live happily ever after? :-) -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c19 --- Comment #19 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2008-08-29 08:07:28 MDT --- (In reply to comment #13 from Cristian Rodriguez)
a) Mesa --> falis due to missing libexpat-devel requirement, it wrongly expects libexpat-devel be pulled by fontconfig-devel, but that was completely wrong, fontconfig does not expose expat in anyway.
b) xorg-x11-libs fails for the same reason that Mesa does, wrong buildrequires
Both issues fixed. (In reply to comment #18 from Michael Matz)
[...] and Stefan makes xorg-x11-libs buildrequire libexpat-devel, can we all go back to work and live happily ever after? :-)
done + libXft.la file removed for openSUSE > 11.0. Unfortunately /work/src/done/STABLE is not available at the moment, so I can't commit the packages. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User crrodriguez@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c20 --- Comment #20 from Cristian Rodriguez <crrodriguez@novell.com> 2008-08-29 08:11:40 MDT --- (In reply to comment #19 from Stefan Dirsch)
done + libXft.la file removed for openSUSE > 11.0.
Hint: if you remove just libXft.la ensure that other "la" files in the same package are not referencing it, or just remove all "la" files, they serve no purpose whatsoever. ;-) -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c21 --- Comment #21 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2008-08-29 08:19:39 MDT --- (In reply to comment #20 from Cristian Rodriguez)
(In reply to comment #19 from Stefan Dirsch)
done + libXft.la file removed for openSUSE > 11.0.
Hint: if you remove just libXft.la ensure that other "la" files in the same package are not referencing it
Luckily they don't. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c22 Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #22 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2008-08-29 09:15:35 MDT --- Packages are submitted now. Christian, I really would prefer it that you contact me beforehand, if you plan to change any of my packages. Thanks. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User mrueckert@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c23 --- Comment #23 from Marcus Rückert <mrueckert@novell.com> 2008-08-29 17:48:33 MDT --- just curious: why not remove all .la files?:) -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User crrodriguez@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c24 --- Comment #24 from Cristian Rodriguez <crrodriguez@novell.com> 2008-08-29 18:27:55 MDT --- (In reply to comment #23 from Marcus Rückert)
just curious: why not remove all .la files?:)
just curious, why not just ban them all together eh ? ;-) -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c25 --- Comment #25 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2008-08-29 20:31:25 MDT --- Because then I would need to remove the static libs as well (at least this was my understanding here). BTW, now we have a static libXft but no .la file any more. :-( It was my assumption that there is no static lib so I can easily remove the .la file. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c26 --- Comment #26 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2008-08-29 20:52:27 MDT --- xorg-x11-libs.changes ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Aug 30 04:39:04 CEST 2008 - sndirsch@suse.de - remove also libXft.a (now that libXft.la is gone) -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User crrodriguez@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c27 --- Comment #27 from Cristian Rodriguez <crrodriguez@novell.com> 2008-08-30 05:13:30 MDT --- (In reply to comment #25 from Stefan Dirsch)
Because then I would need to remove the static libs as well
No, "la" files are not needed for static linking either ;-) -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User matz@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c28 --- Comment #28 from Michael Matz <matz@novell.com> 2008-09-01 06:29:58 MDT --- Cristian, as much as I like your cleanups, please be more careful with spreading misleading information. .la files _do_ provide vital information for static linking that isn't found anywhere else, namely dependencies. For ELF DSOs the dependencies are also in the DT_NEEDED entries, that's why (on ELF!) .la files are redundant for them. Static libs don't have such means, so the dependencies need to be written somewhere else, either in the mind of the developers (so to spell them out explicitely in Makefiles), that's fragile, or in pkg-config files (not everyone uses them, and they aren't much better than .la files anyway), or in the .la files. Sometimes the dependencies of static libs will already be fulfilled trivially, or at least in all circumstances in which they happen to be currently used, in that case the .la files are then useless. But not in the general case. Having said all that, of the two fixes for this problem, either retaining the .la file or removing the .a file the latter is the better option. Currently we have about 760 .a files in the system on i386, and I guess at least half of them are useless. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User rguenther@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c29 --- Comment #29 from Richard Guenther <rguenther@novell.com> 2008-09-01 06:33:09 MDT --- In particular the rpmlint check marks .la files as useless if they have an _empty_ set of dependencies only. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User bwalle@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c30 --- Comment #30 from Bernhard Walle <bwalle@novell.com> 2008-09-01 06:33:33 MDT --- But instead of removing static libraries on a random basis, in my opinion we should first define which static libraries we distribute and then drop the others. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322 User crrodriguez@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421322#c31 --- Comment #31 from Cristian Rodriguez <crrodriguez@novell.com> 2008-09-01 06:39:08 MDT --- (In reply to comment #28 from Michael Matz)
Currently we have about 760 .a files in the system on i386, and I guess at least half of them are useless.
My bet is much less than a half. ;) (In reply to comment #30 from Bernhard Walle)
But instead of removing static libraries on a random basis, in my opinion we should first define which static libraries we distribute and then drop the others.
Right, make a whitelist, then just cause a build failure if not in whitelist,otherwise we have mission impossible. -- 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.
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