Bug#426710: Build with -fPIC and add libkpathsea4 Depends to libkpathsea-dev

2007-05-31 Thread Daniel Holbach
On Do, 2007-05-31 at 18:03 +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > I've been told on IRC that if the .so symlink points to a missing file, > the .a file is taken as a fallback. That explains how the build > failed. > > Whether it make any sense to have PIC code in a .a file has been debated > lively after

Bug#426710: Build with -fPIC and add libkpathsea4 Depends to libkpathsea-dev

2007-05-31 Thread Frank Küster
Daniel Holbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Frank, > > On Mi, 2007-05-30 at 17:20 +0200, Frank Küster wrote: >> That the -dev package is missing a Depends on the library is a bug for >> sure. But I'm not sure about the rest, and the validity of the patch. > > You're entirely right. I just

Bug#426710: Build with -fPIC and add libkpathsea4 Depends to libkpathsea-dev

2007-05-31 Thread Daniel Holbach
Hello Frank, On Mi, 2007-05-30 at 17:20 +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > That the -dev package is missing a Depends on the library is a bug for > sure. But I'm not sure about the rest, and the validity of the patch. You're entirely right. I just checked with the Debian version of texlive-bin. All

Bug#426710: Build with -fPIC and add libkpathsea4 Depends to libkpathsea-dev

2007-05-30 Thread Frank Küster
Hi Daniel, Daniel Holbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: texlive-bin > Version: 2007-9 > Severity: important > Tags: patch > > Please build texlive-bin with -fPIC and add a libkpathsea4 Depends to > libkpathsea-dev. That the -dev package is missing a Depends on the library is a bug for s

Bug#426710: Build with -fPIC and add libkpathsea4 Depends to libkpathsea-dev

2007-05-30 Thread Daniel Holbach
Package: texlive-bin Version: 2007-9 Severity: important Tags: patch Please build texlive-bin with -fPIC and add a libkpathsea4 Depends to libkpathsea-dev. This will fix the FTBFS of evince on 64 bit systems. Ubuntu build failure: http://librarian.launchpad.net/7866732/buildlog_ubuntu-gutsy-amd6