Hi, I maintain the GNU libtool Debian packages.
The latest GNU libtools (>= 1.3a) can take advantage of installed libtool archive files (`*.la'). According to Thomas Tanner (one of the GNU libtool mainters): Version >= 1.3a of libtool will search for those files, which contain a lot of useful information about a library (e.g. dependency libraries for static linking). Also, they're essential for programs using libltdl. As such, installing the `.la' files in `-dev' packages seems like a good idea, especially for static linking issues. Many developers do not include the `.la' files in the `-dev' packages. My proposal is to make packages that use libtool to create shared libraries install the generated `.la' files in corresponding `-dev' packages. Opinions? Would this be something we could add to our packing policies? Thanks, -Ossama -- Ossama Othman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Center for Distributed Object Computing, Washington University, St. Louis 58 60 1A E8 7A 66 F4 44 74 9F 3C D4 EF BF 35 88 1024/8A04D15D 1998/08/26
