[Bug 1583328] Re: libfreeimage-dev: Static archove/library not included in package

2016-10-13 Thread Alberto Salvia Novella
** Changed in: freeimage (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: freeimage (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium => Low ** Also affects: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in:

[Bug 1583328] Re: libfreeimage-dev: Static archove/library not included in package

2016-10-13 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: freeimage (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1583328 Title:

[Bug 1583328] Re: libfreeimage-dev: Static archove/library not included in package

2016-10-13 Thread Ghislain Antony Vaillant
Indeed, the description is misleading as the -dev package contains the headers and development symlinks to the shared library, but no static libraries. Considering the number of security vulnerabilities freeimage suffered from in the past, I am not in favor of providing a static build for it.