Tom "spot" Callaway wrote:
On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 14:17 +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> I actually think we only should have a Provide for *-static, so
that people who
> want to use static libs now and in the future (when there may be a shared
> version) , can guarantee they will get the static version by BuildRequiring the
> -static, since very few packages will ever have a real *-static-noshared,
> having a virtual provides for this feels wrong.
The problem is two-fold:
...
Thanks, I think I finally have a grasp of all the motivations here, and
agree the new draft is the best way forward.
-- Rex
p.s. static libraries suck