Hi, Andreas Metzler wrote: > In some cases, it is acceptable for a library to be available in static form > only; these cases include: > [...] > * libraries which are explicitly intended to be available only in > static form by their upstream author(s) > IMHO that case covers "Upstream has a valid reason for only providing static libs", not "Upstream is stupid / broken / clueless".
The discussion so far seems to indicate that the latter is true. -- Matthias Urlichs
