On Die, 2003-01-14 at 02:04, Daniel Stone wrote: > On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 02:02:26AM +0100, Michel D?nzer scrawled: > > On Die, 2003-01-14 at 00:06, Daniel Stone wrote: > > > In 4.3, all static libraries with no corresponding shared version are > > > built with PIC anyway, > > > > I know, but this is needed now, not whenever 4.3.0 packages happen to > > enter the archive. I was hoping for this to make 4.2.1-5. > > Why? > > > > and the xlibs-pic package no longer exists. However, a change like this > > > would probably be too intrusive to bother with in 4.3. > > > > Huh? No change needed when they're built with -fPIC anyway? > > Er, I meant "in 4.2".
I still don't know why this is intrusive at all. What's the difference between the static only libs in xlibs-pic and the others? > > > Xinerama isn't *desperately* needed. > > > > I'm not sure if GNOME2 users with Xinerama would agree. > > It can wait until 4.3, IMHO. What, by the way, is the problem? Please read the bug I mentioned in the original report. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
