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Hi,
On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 12:46:56PM +0000, Mattia Rizzolo wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 08:59:27AM +0100, Andreas Tille wrote:
> > >
> > > wait, why would you want to build a static library?
> > > A static library is bad in the context of a linux distribution and
> > > usually brings just pain for usually little gain.
> >
> > https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-sharedlibs.html#s-sharedlibs-static
>
> That bit in policy describs how to do it if needed, but it's a usually
> discouradged practise.
> https://wiki.debian.org/StaticLinking (ok, it's not that explicit, but
> currently I seem to be unable to find any more better doc..)
>
> long story short: I would not investigate it further, and leave it
> without the static lib.
I came across this question since policy says (see link above) that
static libraries are *usually* provided. I do not question Mattia's
arguing but if his opinion might reflect a consensus the wording in
policy is IMHO wrong.
I stumbled upon the missing static library since d-shlibmove (from
d-shlibs package) is requiring this static library (since d-shlibs
is implementing library policy). So if there is some consensus to
drop the static library I'd file a bug report against d-shlibs.
Kind regards
Andreas.
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