Control: tags -1 moreinfo On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 19:59:48 -0500 Alex Gaynor <alex.gay...@gmail.com> wrote: > Package: libde265-0 > Severity: normal > > Currently libde265-0 provides dynamic libraries, however I have a use case > where it'd be great if static libraries were also provided. >
I was stumbling accross this bug and like to query more information why you need a static library? Can you expand on your use case and why a shared library won't do it for you? In Debian we usually avoid packaging static libraries, expect if the library is designed to be used statically, so a good reason would be appreciated :) Static libraries have -- especially in a context of distributions -- quite a lot of downsides, For example this package very often provides updates due to security issues which are much easier to handle if the library is a shared one. -- tobi
