Some packages install the .la files. Looking at some rpm packages I noticed, that these are sometimes removed before packaging. There is currently some discussion about this on two packagers' mailing list (while discussing a standard skeleton for packaging libraries), but there seems not to be a libtool expert on board.
Some discuss that .la is not needed on Linux, others that the installation procedure (configuring for /usr, installing under /var/tmp/foo-root/usr) is `tainting' them, which is the reason for their removal. Others say that this simply slows down the link process. I don't think that libtool/automake decide to install unnecessary files under /usr/lib. What is the purpose of these meta-files, and how is it used (obviously by other libtoolized software). What drawbacks are there, should/can they be missing, especially on i386-pc-linux-gnu (glibc) systems? And should the included paths get wrong if one diverts the `make install' into another DESTDIR (or diverting each path separately), how can this be overcome, other than deleting them? does that tainting happen, or is it just a myth? Maybe there was some version of libtool in the past creating headaches with path diversion? Maybe I am asking too many questions? ;) Please enlighten me, I need arguments to carry on the discussion! Thanks! -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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