A lot has been said already in this thread, and I'm not qualified to contribute to the technical discussion but am happy to contribute my two cents. cent #1: removing all static libs from fedora overnight would cause headaches for a sizeable chunk of fedora users. cent #2: making -static RPMs available, at least for one full fedora release cycle, but probably longer, would be a sensible migration path. It seems obvious to me that when you are considering a change such as this that you should be cautious. I think it's fair to consider static linking as a 'deprecated API'. As such, if a decision is made to move away from it, then it should hang around as an available option for a fair while, to enable people to migrate or re-architect. Anything else is just a bit rude. Forcing people to adjust overnight because suddenly a technically superior solution has been mandated will unnecessarily alienate a lot of people. Matt Matt Davey Why is it difficult to find men who are sensitive, caring and mcdavey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx good looking? - They've all got boyfriends already. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
