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Re: .la file status and hint to clear the dependency_libs field



Am 26.05.2011 10:46, schrieb Simon McVittie:
> On Thu, 26 May 2011 at 08:47:06 +0200, Luk Claes wrote:
>> Comments welcome, but foremost I'd like a mass effort to clear the
>> remaining dependency_libs fields! :-)
> 
> Am I right in thinking that this is the process people should follow?
> 
> if depended-on:
>     if dependency_libs:
>         clear the dependency_libs
>     else:
>         do nothing (until you are no longer depended-on)
> else:
>     if dependency_libs:
>         clear the dependency_libs
> 
>     if you are confident that it won't break anything:
>         delete the .la file entirely
> 

Clearing the dependency_libs is always safe, afaics, so I'd rather say it is
something like

if depended-on
	clear dependency_libs
else
	remove *.la files

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