Actually, I've just realised that I had to delete these .la files while using jhbuild, though I'd expect them to be reinstalled during my dist-upgrade. Possibly package-building and jhbuilding are incompatible. It's a good thing that scratchbox supports multiple targets.
>> I notice that that .la file does not exist (the libgmodule library does >> exist), but that there are some other .la files. What's the policy on >> these .la files in Maemo? Should they be distributed or not? > > For Maemo 2.0 there was no explicit policy, which practically meant they > are to be installed (as debian packages generally do.) However for the > next major release those files will be removed, at least for most parts, > as they cause nothing but problems. If you're tracking Sardine you should already have packages without > the .la files. Excellent news. One day nobody will ship .la files and/or libtool will be fixed, and all will be well. Murray Cumming [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.murrayc.com www.openismus.com _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
