Enrico Scholz wrote: > Axel.Thimm@xxxxxxxxxx (Axel Thimm) writes: > >>> then they must be in main packages, not in -devel. This thread shows >>> why. >> Makes one wonder how RHL/RHEL/FC worked w/o doing so. > > 'rpm -qf /usr/lib/*.la' tells that there is no rule how FC is packaging > .la. > > Packaging in main instead of -devel seems to be the preferred method; > and it seems that this is intentionally: > > | * Wed Mar 05 2003 Than Ngo <than@xxxxxxxxxx> 1.1-8 > | - move la files in arts package (bug #83607) No, arts (and kde bits in general) are an exception, don't use them to draw generalities. In fact, in general, .la files (associated with shared libs, no loadable modules), if packaged at all, belong in -devel. -- Rex -- Fedora-packaging mailing list Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging
