> > > > > >I was wrong (I missed "static" part). I do not understand this - for any > >package using libtool you can NOT split it into "dynamic" and "static" > >part. It is simply impossible because you have single *.la interface to > >both. They belong all together. > > > So this means that they'll have to always have the -static-devel and > -devel installed to be able to build stuff? >
Unless something very smart is done ... the decision to use static or dynamic part happens at runtime when you _use_ these development libraries. You must have both available. Or you build them as dynamic or static only. -andrej