Re: first problem solved, another found with libtool
On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 03:49:23PM -0600, Steve Langasek wrote:
> The .la files contain dependency information that can be used to aid in
> calculating dependency trees when linking applications against the
> libraries. Applications that build using libtool are thus spared from
> maintainer error when identifying library dependencies by hand, which is
> only right, given how much else is inflicted on users of libtool.
Isn't that only needed for static linking?
I'd suggest that, if they're really needed, they not go in /usr/lib; perhaps
/usr/lib/libtool/. They're data files for libtool, not libraries.
(Does libtool actually find *.la files in /usr/lib?)
--
Glenn Maynard
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