Bug#698508: libseccomp-dev does not provide static library

2015-01-20 Thread Kenton Varda
Hello, I'm the lead developer of Sandstorm.io. We do containerization stuff. Often it's a lot easier to build a static binary than to try to make all the right libraries available in a container. We actually ship our own updates using our own update infrastructure, so the security update benefits

Bug#698508: libseccomp-dev does not provide static library

2013-01-23 Thread Kees Cook
On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 03:16:37AM +0400, Michael Tokarev wrote: > But the lack of static library appears to be quite.. unusual, since other > libs provide static versions. So, I downgraded severity to a wishlist > at least, since I don't have a good reason for that. Yeah, I recognize I'm not in

Bug#698508: libseccomp-dev does not provide static library

2013-01-20 Thread Michael Tokarev
Control: severity -1 wishlist 20.01.2013 01:03, Kees Cook wrote: I would strongly prefer to avoid shipping a static library for this package to avoid programs linking to this non-dynamically, especially since it makes security updates more difficult to track. Well, this is a standard excuse fo

Bug#698508: libseccomp-dev does not provide static library

2013-01-19 Thread Kees Cook
I would strongly prefer to avoid shipping a static library for this package to avoid programs linking to this non-dynamically, especially since it makes security updates more difficult to track. Do you have a compelling need for this? -Kees -- Kees Cook

Bug#698508: libseccomp-dev does not provide static library

2013-01-19 Thread Michael Tokarev
Package: libseccomp-dev Version: 1.0.1-1 Severity: important The subject says it all: there's no static library provided by libseccomp-dev package. Thanks, /mjt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@l