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Re: how to get libX*.la ?



LeVA schrieb:
> 2006. június 20. 01:40,
> Michael Biebl <biebl@teco.edu>
> -> LeVA <leva@az.isten.hu>,Debian-User:
>> LeVA wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I'm trying to compile a software which needs a lot of libX*.la files.
>>> Which package(s) contains these files? (I thought the -dev packages does)
>> In unstable (Xorg 7) all *.la files were removed from the X *-dev
>> packages. libtool *.la files were the cause for many problems
>> (wrong/long dependency lists, making library transitions harder) and are
>> superseded by pkg-config files.
> Is filing a bug report for the software which I'm trying to compile a sane 
> reaction from me? Is this a developer's "fault" that it searches for the *.la 
> files, or is there something I should do about this?

Never seen a configure script checking for a *.la directly. Seems broken
to me. So yes, I think upstream should fix this configure check.
If he uses autconf, he could make use of the nice and easy to use
pkg-config macro for autoconf.

Cheers,
Michael

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