Re: Question regarding policy (11.2)
>>>>> "Josip" == Josip Rodin <joy@gkvk.hr> writes:
Josip> On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 01:21:45AM -0700, Ivan E. Moore II
Josip> wrote:
>> "All libraries must have a shared version in the lib* package
>> and a static version in the lib*-dev package"
>>
>> I'm not too keen on providing static versions of libraries
>> [whose] intent [is use in] embedded devices.
Josip> I'm not too keen on providing static versions at all. I
Josip> can't remember I last saw someone use a -dev package for
Josip> that. People usually need a -dev package for the .so file
Josip> and the .h files.
I don't see that optimizing for size of development packages is a big
concern. If you don't want the static libraries at all, I can see
that point of view although I happen to disagree with it.
However disks are cheap enough that it seems reasonable to ask people
doing development to go buy a big disk.
Even developing for a Zaurus, I've found that other space concerns
dominate and the size of -dev packages just didn't bother me that
much.
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