Enrico Scholz wrote: > rdieter@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Rex Dieter) writes: > >>>> Huh? .la libtool archives in LD_LIBRARY_PATH are those used for >>>> *linking*, so why not -devel? >>> E.g. /usr/lib/kde3/kded_kdeprintd.la contains >>> | dependency_libs=' ... /usr/lib/libkio.la ... ' >>> --> /usr/lib/libkio.la is needed at runtime and must be in a main >>> package. >> >> Not necessarily. Just because something is listed as a >> dependency_lib, and it is missing, does not make loading it fail. >> (Try it, or trust me, *I* have, for kde bits anyway). > > The decision whether loading fails or succeeds depends on the module, > not the library. I'd argue that any such module is thus broken by design, since it includes undefined symbols, and should be fixed. >>> Saying that packager has to decide on a case-by-case base does not help; >> >> It's better than the status-quo of saying .la files MUST (always) be >> omitted. > > Your proposal is not better: it will make reviewers cry when .la files > are in main instead of -devel. I'm willing to compromise to include these bits in main (and not -devel) if that's what it takes to gain your support/vote. -- Rex -- Fedora-packaging mailing list Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging
