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--- Comment #24 from Rick L Vinyard Jr <rvinyard(a)cs.nmsu.edu> 2008-10-31 12:23:33
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>
> * Shipping -static subpackage
> - Please explain why this package is needed where -devel
> subpackage is provided which includes .so symlink libraries.
> Usually static archives must be removed unless
> the package does not provide shared libraries.
I just think this can be handy, and I generally disagree with the
policy of packaging only shared libraries for development. There are
some cases when you need static libraries, and for these cases having
static libraries packaged saves you from rebuilding the required
libraries yourself. I see no problems here, since normally developer
will install -devel and not -static subpackage.
I would second that. They're particularly useful for libraries that are likely
to be used in embedded environments.
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