On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 13:28:34 -0500, Gaetan Nadon wrote: > On Mon, 2010-11-15 at 15:35 +0100, Julien Cristau wrote: > > > If you want to install it as a shared library you also want to track > > its > > ABI and give it a SONAME, which is more work. Shipping it as a PIC > > static lib which you don't have to be as careful with possible ABI > > breaks, but you can still embed it in something like a python module > > (which must be PIC). > > > > This is an important point. We are waisting time trying to guess what > this patch is for. > Oh, I know what it's for, it's needed for pyxf86config. I just don't think anyone is prepared to commit to a stable ABI for libxf86config, so installing it as a shared library may not be the best plan.
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