Why is your application looking for a .la file? This is supplementary information to libtool which, if absent, should not cause build failures. The vast majority of library packages in Debian and Ubuntu do not ship .la files, they instead ship pkg-config .pc files which provide a cleaner interface for the system library case.
** Changed in: freetype (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1815496 Title: Unlike libfreetype6-dev in Cosmic the version shipped with Disco doesn't include libfreetype.la file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1815496/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs