Public bug reported: This file disappeared from 19.10 dev package. Without the *.la file, libtool fails to configure libraries with GTK dependencies.
My work around was to grab the file from 18.04 and change the metadata for the current library versions. That allowed me to successfully compile my package with GTK dependencies. Perhaps there is some libtool/autoconf magic that I do not understand here? Please do tell me how to address this this issue if I am misunderstanding the need for the *.la file. Thanks. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 Package: libfreetype6-dev 2.9.1-4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-40.32-generic 5.3.18 Uname: Linux 5.3.0-40-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Mar 6 10:18:10 2020 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-12 (725 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180114) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: freetype UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-12-31 (65 days ago) ** Affects: freetype (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug eoan -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to freetype in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1866365 Title: Missing /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.la file Status in freetype package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: This file disappeared from 19.10 dev package. Without the *.la file, libtool fails to configure libraries with GTK dependencies. My work around was to grab the file from 18.04 and change the metadata for the current library versions. That allowed me to successfully compile my package with GTK dependencies. Perhaps there is some libtool/autoconf magic that I do not understand here? Please do tell me how to address this this issue if I am misunderstanding the need for the *.la file. Thanks. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 Package: libfreetype6-dev 2.9.1-4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-40.32-generic 5.3.18 Uname: Linux 5.3.0-40-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Mar 6 10:18:10 2020 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-12 (725 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180114) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: freetype UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-12-31 (65 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1866365/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp