On 28/08/14 22:30, Salvo Tomaselli wrote:
In data giovedì 28 agosto 2014 13:25:00, Linus Torvalds ha scritto:
On Aug 28, 2014 1:13 PM, "Tim Wootton" <[email protected]> wrote:
On 28/08/14 20:29, Robert C. H.
I have some vague memory that this is because the libgit2 version that
we require is in experimental.
Indeed, and it looks like it's likely to stay there.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=745960
.. And this is just one reason why distributions should not do the whole
insane "dynamic linking only" strategy.
They do it because from a security point of view, it's easier to recompile a
library than to recompile all the packages that depend on it (that is, if it's
not a header only library).
And they really want to
For example the embedded jquery had to be replaced with a soft link and a
dependency on the jquery package, but I left the other stuff in because they
don't exist in debian yet.
In any case, there doesn't seem to be a precise policy on static linking
Actually there does seem to be in the latest Debian Policy Manual (see
my other mail)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=555980
So I guess it would be possible to link statically against libgit2 and then
see if the FTP masters get angry or not.
This from that thread seems to imply that what we want to do would be ok:
" > Currently it is not and nobody complains about.
>
Statically linked binaries, not binaries linked with one static
library .You're getting upset for no reason."
"
Could someone involved with Debian please try to take this issue up? I'm
fed up with how the kernel makes binary compatibility such a priority, only
to have distributions throw all that sanity and effort away.
I can post about the issue on debian-devel but please note that my status in
debian is maintainer, not developer, which means that I can't do arbitrary
uploads but need a developer to do them for me, unless they add an exception
for me, for a given package.
Best
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