On N, 1970-01-01 at 00:00 +0000, Gregory M. Turner wrote:
> On 8/28/2012 1:09 AM, Michał Górny wrote:
> > On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:15:40 +0200
> > hasufell <hasuf...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> >> static-libs
> > pointless
>
> I have to mask this flag for dev-libs/{gmp,mpc} in my cygwin overlay,
> where one can have static or dynamic, but not both, as per. upstream
> requirements (no idea why). So FTR, this is not always a matter of
> personal taste.
static-libs is for installing static libraries IN ADDITION to shared
libraries, not instead.
USE=static is for what you have in mind there.
Best,
Mart Raudsepp
