> > > Hi everyone, > > one question: why are the libtool .la files not included in the > development > > packages of libogg, libvorbis and libao? I had some compilation problems > with >
They are needed by any program that is using libtool. These files contain description of library (including e.g. library it depends upon) and some other parameter. I guess libtool can do without them but having them help making life easier. -andrej
