Package: gsasl Version: 1.6.0-1 Severity: normal Tags: patch The la file in libgsasl7-dev contains a non-empty dependency_libs line. Please empty it. The la files cannot be simply removed because they are refered to in other packages.
http://wiki.debian.org/ReleaseGoals/LAFileRemoval http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2009/08/msg00808.html http://release.debian.org/~aba/la/current.txt Patch attached. (The issue is also present in 1.4.4-2, but I assumed your next upload would be 1.6.0-2.) cu andreas -- `What a good friend you are to him, Dr. Maturin. His other friends are so grateful to you.' `I sew his ears on from time to time, sure'
diff -Nru gsasl-1.6.0/debian/changelog gsasl-1.6.0/debian/changelog --- gsasl-1.6.0/debian/changelog 2010-12-14 22:27:17.000000000 +0100 +++ gsasl-1.6.0/debian/changelog 2011-01-15 17:19:39.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +gsasl (1.6.0-1.1) experimental; urgency=low + + * Non-maintainer upload. + * Empty dependency_libs in libtool la file. + http://wiki.debian.org/ReleaseGoals/LAFileRemoval + + -- Andreas Metzler <ametz...@debian.org> Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:19:14 +0100 + gsasl (1.6.0-1) experimental; urgency=low * New upstream stable release. diff -Nru gsasl-1.6.0/debian/rules gsasl-1.6.0/debian/rules --- gsasl-1.6.0/debian/rules 2010-12-09 23:02:14.000000000 +0100 +++ gsasl-1.6.0/debian/rules 2011-01-15 17:20:26.000000000 +0100 @@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS = --dbg-package=gsasl-dbg DEB_MAKE_CHECK_TARGET = check DEB_DH_MAKESHLIBS_ARGS_libgsasl7 = -- -c4 + +install/libgsasl7-dev:: + find debian/tmp/usr/lib -name "*.la" -exec \ + sed -i -e "s,^dependency_libs=.*,dependency_libs=''," {} +
