On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 11:44:54AM -0700, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 08:27:58PM +0200, Mike Hommey wrote: > > 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... > > > The thing is, linking against libxml2 using libtool DOES work. If you use > > a correct version of libtool. > > This is no excuse for breaking the buildability of dozens of packages that > *don't* use that version of libtool without first coordinating.
That was not intended... I checked that packages using libtool would still continue to build. It just happens that those I tested use the version of libtool that doesn't break. (...) > So yes, please re-add the dependency on libxml2-dev for the time being. We're still not so much in a rush. Freeze is not tomorrow. Let's first fix packages that don't use a correct libtool, and then let's see if we need the dependency again if the time is too short to fix everything. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
