On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 09:08:06PM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 08:48:02PM +0200, Nico Golde wrote: > > Hi Ian, > > * Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-10-15 19:59]: > > > Nico Golde writes ("Re: Bits from the Testing Security team"): > > > > Yes, dpkg for example links statically against libbz2 and zlib just to > > > > pick a famous example. > > > > > > IMO this is a mistake, and I hope it will be reversed soon ... > > > > quoting Adam Heath from #debian-devel: > > 2007-10-15 18:07 <eigood> dpkg's configure has an option for using shared > > libraries or static linking > > 2007-10-15 18:08 <eigood> for gzip, it can do a static library link, a > > dynamic library link, or a runtime fork/exec of gzip > > 2007-10-15 18:08 <eigood> afaicr, when I did the patch > > 2007-10-15 18:10 <eigood> the real reason, is dpkg used to only fork/exec > > gzip > > 2007-10-15 18:11 <eigood> for efficiency, I gave it an option to link to > > zlib > > 2007-10-15 18:11 <eigood> however, I didn't want to introduce another > > dependency into the base system > > 2007-10-15 18:11 <eigood> so I made it link statically > > Current priority required pacakges having a (pre) depends on zlib1g: > - util-linux > > Priority important: > - gnupg > - gpgv > - libgnutls13 > - libopencdk10 > - libopencdk8 > - libssl0.9.8 > - man-db > > Standard: > - libmagic1 > - openssh-client > - pciutils > - w3m
The same for libbz2-1.0 only returns gnupg. Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]