Hello Bernhard, On 03/01/15 09:14, Bernhard R. Link wrote: > * Jerome BENOIT <g62993...@rezozer.net> [150102 19:26]: >> I am currently packaging Singular (the real target being Sage); I am >> finalizing. >> Note that I am not familiar with this particular CAS. > > Are you starting from scratch or are you building on top of > http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/debian-science/packages/singular.git/ ?
I am starting from scratch. Nevertheless, I keep an eye on the GIT to avoid unnecessary discontinuity. My material will deposit there once it is decent. > >> I have just realised that the Singular CLI is built static (by default): >> I am very surprised because I expected a (regular) dynamic built. >> >> Does anyone know the reasons for building a static version rather than a >> dynamic >> version of the Singular CLI ? >> May Debian provide both ? > > Linking binaries against other libraries from other sources should usually be > dynamic (unless there is a good reason for the opposite). Linking > against libraries from the same source does not really matter. > > Producing libraries gets more complicated. (And AFAIR sage actually > needs a dynamic library of singular). Agree. Nonetheless, in the current upstream source, it is explicitly built static. Never mind, it will come dynamic for Debian. Cheers, Jerome > > Bernhard R. Link > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/54a7c060.6070...@rezozer.net
