On Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 07:38:56PM +0200, Andreas Metzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > currently "libgnutls-config --libs"' output looks like this, > -L/usr/lib -lgnutls -L/usr/lib -ltasn1 -lgcrypt -lgpg-error > listing both direct (-lgnutls) and indirect dependencies. - Its output > can be used for static linking. > > I am pondering (and have now been asked by bts) on changing this to > only say -lgnutls for Debian, which is enough for dynamic linking. - > Static linking would be broken except for > a) libtool using packages (.la lists the indirect dependencies) > or > b) packages using pkg-config --libs --static to get the indirect > dependencies[1]
I got a similar report on libxml2, which suggested the use of xml2-config --libs to get the direct libs and xml2-config --libs --static to get everything. Same semantics as pkg-config. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]