Public bug reported: In Ubuntu 22.04, a libcairo.a static library was available, in the libcairo2-dev package.
In Ubuntu 24.04 and later, the libcairo.a static library is no longer available in any package. There is no entry mentioning this in the Ubuntu changelog for the source package at https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/c/cairo/cairo_1.18.0-3build1/changelog (though there is an entry for "Build with meson" that might account for the file having gone missing). The absence of this file prevents building statically linked applications that depend on libcairo, when developing software on Ubuntu. The missing file should be restored and a new version of the package should be published for 24.04, since in the absence of a changelog entry it seems likely that the file was not removed on purpose. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: libcairo2-dev 1.18.0-3build1 Uname: Linux 5.15.49-linuxkit aarch64 ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: arm64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CloudBuildName: ubuntu-oci:minimized CloudSerial: 20240429 Date: Tue May 6 17:27:17 2025 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) TERM=xterm SourcePackage: cairo UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: cairo (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug arm64 cloud-image noble ** Description changed: In Ubuntu 22.04, a libcairo.a static library was available, in the libcairo2-dev package. In Ubuntu 24.04 and later, the libcairo.a static library is no longer - available in any package. THere is no entry mentioning this in the + available in any package. There is no entry mentioning this in the Ubuntu changelog for the source package at https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/c/cairo/cairo_1.18.0-3build1/changelog (though there is an entry for "Build with meson" that might account for the file having gone missing). The absence of this file prevents building statically linked applications that depend on libcairo, when developing software on Ubuntu. The missing file should be restored and a new version of the package should be published for 24.04, since in the absence of a changelog entry it seems likely that the file was not removed on purpose. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: libcairo2-dev 1.18.0-3build1 Uname: Linux 5.15.49-linuxkit aarch64 ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: arm64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CloudBuildName: ubuntu-oci:minimized CloudSerial: 20240429 Date: Tue May 6 17:27:17 2025 ProcEnviron: - PATH=(custom, no user) - TERM=xterm + PATH=(custom, no user) + TERM=xterm SourcePackage: cairo UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2110074 Title: libcairo.a is no longer packaged To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cairo/+bug/2110074/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
