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Re: Confused by .la file removal vs static linking support



> > > > > Static linking is resolved by providing a foo.pc file so that
> > > > > "pkg-config --static --libs foo" is all that's needed to find
> > > > > the right libs.
> > > >
> > > > This does not clarify the question about dependences.
> > >
> > > It does, because foo.pc won't work without its dependencies
> > > installed (even if you're not using --static; they're needed for
> > > --cflags).
> >
> > What for?
>
> For #includes that your library may do for its API (e.g. gobject).

But libetpan's public headers do not include any headers of those dependent 
packages, so it is not the case.

Any other reason?

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