This was fixed back in 2010, in debian packaging commit 4055b2e , "Install static libraries in libprotobuf-dev, libprotoc-dev packages", which was included in the 2.3.0-1 package.
** Changed in: protobuf (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/299467 Title: libprotobuf-dev does not include static libraries To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/protobuf/+bug/299467/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs