UVR wrote:
>> 3. usr/src/cmd/fakeroot/install-sfw
>>
>> - Usually we don't include .la files or static libraries
>>
>> _install N .libs/libfakeroot.la ${PREFIX}/lib/libfakeroot.la 555
>> _install N .libs/libfakeroot.a ${PREFIX}/lib/libfakeroot.a 555
>>
>> Not sure if this was covered in the Arc case as I can't find a case
>> number (is there an Arc case?)
>
> The ARC proposal is being reviewed, as we speak, by the ARC sponsor,
> who suggested that I proceed with the code review in the mean time.
>
> I was unaware of the restriction on .la/.a files; I looked in the
> SFW source and there are admittedly very few packages that distribute
> them. I'll take your comment under advisement and wait for the ARC's
> decision on this.
Unless your package is the only consumer of the static library
they are seldom delivered. Dynamic 32bit and 64bit libraries
are the norm.
Cheers,
Jim
