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Bug#354674: Missing /usr/lib/libXcursor.la



On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 05:15:13PM +0100, ROBERTOJIMENOCA@terra.es wrote:
> Daniel Stone wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 04:47:36PM +0100, ROBERTOJIMENOCA@terra.es wrote:
> > > Daniel Stone wrote:
> > > > Yes.  It was a deliberate decision; any package still referencing
> > > > libXcursor.la has to be recompiled.
> > > > 
> > > > libtool .la files are serious, serious braindamage.
> 
> Thanks for confirming that .la files are serious, serious braindamage,
> that's also what I thought when I first saw them years ago.
> 
> Is libtool already fixed to not produce them?

Not yet, no.

> > > I was just trying to compile a program from CVS that needed that .la file.
> > > 
> > > What is the fix you propose?
> > 
> > grep /usr/lib/libXcursor.la /usr/lib/*.la
> > 
> > Then file a bug on the package containing whatever contains the .la
> > file, asking for a recompile.
> 
> Will you postpone the upload of this version of Xcursor to unstable
> until all dependant packages are recompiled?

No.

> May I do a mass bug filing against those packages that need
> recompilation?

Yes.

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