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Re: xfree4.0.1 - xlib6g depends on xlibs-dev



On Sun, Sep 24, 2000 at 10:24:44AM +0200, Patrick Mauritz wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 24, 2000 at 01:07:34AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> > Please review Debian policy.  Static libraries are shipped in -dev packages.
> no problem with that - but aren't static libraries optional? (esp. when they are as
> big as xlib)

No, and even if they were I'd still ship them.

> atm they are required to install xlib6g-dev (where I expect the headers of xlib6
> to work with shared-libs)
> 
> please tell me, if I missed something

You missed the fact that my X packages are going to comply with Debian
policy come hell or high water.  You might as well take your complaint to
debian-policy, since it's the policy you're having a problem with.

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