> >> 7079363 gcc-3.p5m package manifest file shouldn't deliver .la files
> >> http://monaco.us.oracle.com/detail.jsf?cr=7079363
> >
> >Is that some requirement to not ship the *.la files? If the package
> >wants them installed and it does not cause us any trouble it just
> >additional work to be done on every component update.
>
> It does cause trouble - it can make builds fail in hard to diagnose ways
> of other components that use libtool and link against those libraries.
>
> *.la files are a workaround for lack of dependency info in static libraries
> and pre-ELF shared libraries - we have ELF, don't ship static libraries,
> and don't get any benefit from them, only problems.
I thought that the *.la files are harmless. Thank you for the
explanation.
Live and learn :)
--
Vlad
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