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. Appropriate resolution of this bug should therefore focus on a rewording of the -dev package description. -- 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: libfreeimage-dev: Static archove/library not included in package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeimage/+bug/1583328/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs