On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 11:16:30AM -0700, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 07:45:53PM +0200, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > > A number of applications currently fail to build with something like: > > > | sparc-linux-gnu-gcc -g -O2 -o .libs/ots ots.o ../src/.libs/libots-1.so > > /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so /usr/lib/libxml2.so -ldl -lz -lm /usr/lib/libpopt.so > > | /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lz > > > In bug #378494, filed on one of these packages (ices2), Julien Cristau > > first claims "this -lz comes from libxml2's .la file, which libtool > > uses to link ices2. This could be fixed by libxml2-dev depending on > > zlib1g-dev again, or not installing libxml2.la (which would probably > > be better in the long term, but risks breaking existing packages)." > > He later adds, "Actually, relibtoolizing ices2 (with the Debian libtool) > > seems to be enough to fix this." > > > Should I file individual bugs on these packages or one grave bug on > > libxml2. > > One grave bug on libxml2, please. The common case of linking against > libxml2 using libtool is now broken, for no discernable reason. This is > irresponsible library maintenance; it shouldn't be left to the maintainers > of all the *other* packages to make this work again, particularly when we > have freeze deadlines we want to be hitting...
Actually I want to remove the .la files... The thing is, linking against libxml2 using libtool DOES work. If you use a correct version of libtool. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
