Bug#693939: libnl3: provide static libraries severity

2013-03-11 Thread Julien Cristau
anything > new library wise, and it prevents successful using of -dev package to link > static binaries (which is not common, but still needed sometimes). > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=693939 > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=693940 >

Bug#693939: libnl3: provide static libraries severity

2013-03-10 Thread Ondřej Surý
static binaries (which is not common, but still needed sometimes). http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=693939 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=693940 So I would ask you kindly to consider allowing to fix this bug (e.g. freeze-exception). Ondrej -- Ondřej Surý

Bug#693939: libnl3: provide static libraries

2013-03-10 Thread Michael Gilbert
control: severity -1 normal Debian policy says: The static library (libraryname.a) is usually provided in addition to the shared version. It is placed into the development package (see below). "usually" does not mean "must", so this is not a policy violation. Best wishes

Bug#693939: libnl3: provide static libraries severity

2013-03-09 Thread Heiko Stübner
Hi Ondřej, Am Samstag, 9. März 2013, 17:15:52 schrieb Ondřej Surý: > severity 693939 <693...@bugs.debian.org> serious > severity 693940 <693...@bugs.debian.org> serious > thank you it seems this command was not sucessful, as both bugs are still at severity normal. > I would argue that not provid

Bug#693939:

2013-03-09 Thread Ondřej Surý
severity 693939 <693...@bugs.debian.org> serious severity 693940 <693...@bugs.debian.org> serious thank you I would argue that not providing static libraries is violation the Debian policy and makes dev package unusable for people wanting to compile with -static. Ondrej -- Ondřej Surý

Bug#693939: Does not provide static library

2012-11-21 Thread Josh Triplett
Package: libnl-3-dev Version: 3.2.7-4 Severity: normal The libnl-3-dev package provides a shared library (.so), but no static library (.a). - Josh Triplett -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: