> > 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. > > > > Well, these are my "personal" builds which I am sharing with > others, so I have every right to not bother doing something this > trivial that anyone else can do. If there's someone out there > who volunteers to extract the packages, remove those *.la files, > repackage them and reupload the 300+ mb thing, then I'm not > holding anyone's hand.
Another perspective is that "ready to go" downloads are great for those of us who are (or are considering) automating the download/use of the personal builds you've graciously taken the time to share. No need to pre-process your binary (potentially having to monitor/change the pre-processing code to use future builds) before using it...simply use your goodies and add value downstream. Hopefully the mods are trivial enough so they don't continually burden you either. Jon --- blog: http://jonforums.github.com/ twitter: @jonforums ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
