Ozkan Sezer wrote: > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Vincent Torri > <[email protected]> wrote: >> hey >> >> did you remove the .la files ? >> > > Nope, didn't bother. If theyare causing trouble, the developers can > remove them by themselves. >
The .la files are specific to your environment. Therefore they should not be distributed in binary packages. I find it not very kind for the end user to have to worry about the contents of the distributed binary package because it screws up their environment since the distributor "didn't bother" and included files that pertain to his unique environment. Earnie P.S.: I started not to send this after I wrote it but then decided I still needed to say it. You can tell tar to exclude the files when you build the archive or use find to remove them before you build the archive. It's bothersome more in Windows than in Linux because in Linux the package is built on the fly or is stored in a common location like /usr/local. In Windows the drive letter often gets in the way if the user decides to put the build environment somewhere besides the one the distributor used. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ Mingw-w64-public mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-w64-public
