On 2017-10-09, "Todd C. Miller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> a 0:<None> >> 1: gtar-1.28p1 >> 2: gtar-1.28p1-static > > Packages with the -static suffix are statically linked and do not > depend on shared libraries. This means that the binary is not > affected by changes in the shared libraries, which can be handy for > development. It can be especially handy for a backup tool, so you can recover even if your shared libraries are messed up. Another potential use for a static flavor is running something in a www chroot. -- Christian "naddy" Weisgerber [email protected]
