https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=108462
Bug ID: 108462 Summary: duplicate install of static libraries Product: gcc Version: 13.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: modula2 Assignee: gaius at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org Target Milestone: --- rguenther@ryzen:/tmp/obj> find ../install -name libm2cor.la ../install/lib64/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/13.0.1/libm2cor.la ../install/lib64/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/13.0.1/m2/m2cor/libm2cor.la ../install/lib64/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/13.0.1/32/m2/m2cor/libm2cor.la rguenther@ryzen:/tmp/obj> find ../install -name libm2cor.a ../install/lib64/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/13.0.1/libm2cor.a ../install/lib64/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/13.0.1/m2/m2cor/libm2cor.a ../install/lib64/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/13.0.1/32/m2/m2cor/libm2cor.a both in ../13.0.1/ and ../13.0.1/m2/m2cor/ along .mod/.def files? They are installed via toolexeclib_LTLIBRARIES = libm2cor.la but in addition to that via install-data-local: force mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(inst_libdir)/$(MULTIDIR)$(M2LIBDIR) $(INSTALL_DATA) .libs/libm2cor.la $(DESTDIR)$(inst_libdir)/$(MULTIDIR)$(M2LIBDIR) chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(inst_libdir)/$(MULTIDIR)$(M2LIBDIR)libm2cor.la $(INSTALL_DATA) .libs/libm2cor.a $(DESTDIR)$(inst_libdir)/$(MULTIDIR)$(M2LIBDIR) chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(inst_libdir)/$(MULTIDIR)$(M2LIBDIR)libm2cor.a $(RANLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(inst_libdir)/$(MULTIDIR)$(M2LIBDIR)libm2cor.a why's that done? How could I check whether they are necessary or not?