Bug#888224: libde265-0: Provide static library

[Tobias Frost <tobi@sviech.de>]

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On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 19:59:48 -0500 Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@gmail.com> wrote:
> Package: libde265-0
> Severity: normal
> 
> Currently libde265-0 provides dynamic libraries, however I have a use case
> where it'd be great if static libraries were also provided.
> 

I was stumbling accross this bug and like to query more information why you need
a static library? Can you expand on your use case and why a shared library won't do it 
for you?

In Debian we usually avoid packaging static libraries, expect if the library is designed
to be used statically, so a good reason would be appreciated :)

Static libraries have -- especially in a context of distributions -- quite a lot of downsides,
For example this package very often provides updates due to security issues which are much
easier to handle if the library is a shared one.

-- 
tobi