2012/6/17 Anssi Hannula <[email protected]>: > (@shlomif, sorry for double post, I sent the previous one from an > unsubscribed address) > > 06.06.2012 21:50, shlomif kirjoitti: >> Name : libbsd Relocations: (not relocatable) >> Version : 0.3.0 Vendor: Mageia.Org >> Release : 4.mga3 Build Date: Wed Jun 6 20:50:30 >> 2012 >> Install Date: (not installed) Build Host: ecosse.mageia.org >> Group : Development/C Source RPM: (none) >> Size : 105088 License: BSD and ISC and >> Copyright only and Public Domain >> Signature : (none) >> Packager : shlomif <shlomif> >> URL : http://libbsd.freedesktop.org/ >> Summary : Library providing BSD-compatible functions for portability >> Description : >> libbsd provides useful functions commonly found on BSD systems, and >> lacking on others like GNU systems, thus making it easier to port >> projects with strong BSD origins, without needing to embed the same >> code over and over again on each project. >> >> shlomif <shlomif> 0.3.0-4.mga3: >> + Revision: 256602 >> - Correct the devel package Group >> - Correct the group >> - Bump the release >> - Fix the man pages globs >> >> + kamil <kamil> >> - imported package libbsd > > We already have a libbsd.a from glibc. This package will cause software > being linked with "-lbsd" to be linked against libbsd.so of libbsd > package instead of libbsd.a of glibc. > > Why do we need this?
Its needed for bumblebee. I remember you saying this when i asked you to review bumblebee packages and i explained you why was needed. > We need to either rename or drop one of them (libbsd or libbsd.a from > glibc), otherwise this will cause bad linking behavior. > > I raised this originally in my libbsd.spec review at > https://www.mageia.org/pipermail/mageia-dev/2012-April/014102.html > > I hope the other points in the above review have been addressed (haven't > checked yet). > > -- > Anssi Hannula
