On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 23:50 +0200, Rémi Cardona wrote: > Open Question part: > > Since I don't have any thing other than Gentoo : does anyone know how > other distros handle static libs in their -dev packages?
Fedora's policy [1] is to only include static libraries when absolutely necessary, such as with libpci or other libraries that ship *only* static incarnations (though in these cases the packager is heavily encouraged to pester the upstream developer(s) about building a shared library as well); or for specific exceptions where full and satisfactory reason is given for the inclusion of static libraries (such as, perhaps, low-level rescue utilities like grub and others, though they generally then need to explicitly be in a foo-static subpackage when built). All such cases need to be approved by the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee (FESCo). > Does anyone care about static libs except for maybe really really low > level stuff? They are useful for rescue operations and whatnot, when a LiveCD or similar is not handy; or perhaps when the computer cannot boot from an alternative medium. That's the only major benefit I see of them. > My Opinion part: > > I'd definitely would like to see them leave my system for good as I have > no use for 99% of them whatsoever. ++ > Open Question part: > > Could some FEATURE disable static libs building by default in desktop > profiles, with some (like the 5 packages Roman pointed out) using > something like a RESTRICT? > Back when I used Gentoo (mid-2003 through Nov. 2005), I remember there being a "-static" flag that could be set. I don't remember if that was in FEATURES or USE though; and not all ebuilds honored it. :| Is there similar functionality in modern Portage? [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#StaticLibraries -- Peter Gordon (codergeek42) / FSF & EFF Member Gentoo Forums Global Moderator GnuPG Public Key ID: 0xFFC19479 / Fingerprint: DD68 A414 56BD 6368 D957 9666 4268 CB7A FFC1 9479 My Blog: http://thecodergeek.com/blog/
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