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Changed by [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=76490 --- shadow/76490 2005-10-26 14:40:52.000000000 -0400 +++ shadow/76490.tmp.25965 2005-10-28 13:45:01.000000000 -0400 @@ -10,13 +10,12 @@ Component: packaging AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] QAContact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TargetMilestone: --- URL: -Cc: Summary: Missing files used by developers on windows. Hi, Current Mono installation for Microsoft Windows Platform, called Mono Setup (1.1.9.2), doesn't include the libxml2.dll.a file inside the @@ -87,6 +86,24 @@ It turns out that if I strip these files (.a and dll.a) they all compress down to around 800k. I'm ok with that. Will stripping these files (using strip --strip-unneeded) cause any issues with linking? + +------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2005-10-28 13:45 ------- +Wade, + +only libmono.*dll*.a is required for dynamic linking. +That's the library I was speaking about. + +IMHO, the big static lib libmono.a is not required for cygwin/win32 +because dynamic linking is always working on win32 and +it's quite unusual to static link on that platform. + +However, under unix libmono.a should always be destributed, +because there are still some problems (not mono related) +with dynamic linking & TLS. + +Regards, +Robert + _______________________________________________ mono-bugs maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-bugs
