Re: Help with shared libs and .la and cryptic lintian messages

2011-07-11 Thread Sune Vuorela
On 2011-07-11, Norbert Preining wrote: > can please someone help me with packaging gwaei, I get some > warnings/errors from lintian I don't udnerstand. The layout as installed > by libtool/configure/make/make install is > In /usr/lib: > libwaei.a > libwaei.la > libwaei.so -> libwaei.so.1.0.0 > lib

Re: Help with shared libs and .la and cryptic lintian messages

2011-07-10 Thread Norbert Preining
On So, 10 Jul 2011, Russ Allbery wrote: > I was assuming that the library at least was new. If not, you have to > watch out for other packages with *.la files referencing this one, but > since you said that the library is only used by this binary, it shouldn't > be a problem in this case. Ok, tha

Re: Help with shared libs and .la and cryptic lintian messages

2011-07-10 Thread Russ Allbery
Norbert Preining writes: > On So, 10 Jul 2011, Russ Allbery wrote: >> The Lintian tag should now really just say "if this is a new package, just >> don't install the *.la file in the first place." > Well, it is not a new package, since long in Debian ... I was assuming that the library at least

Re: Help with shared libs and .la and cryptic lintian messages

2011-07-10 Thread Norbert Preining
Hi Russ, thanks for the answer On So, 10 Jul 2011, Russ Allbery wrote: > > First link does not exist > > Second link does not exist > > Yes, they do, at least for me. Maybe you cut and pasted the comma along > with the rest of the link? Representing links in freeform English text is hmmm, you

Re: Help with shared libs and .la and cryptic lintian messages

2011-07-10 Thread Russ Allbery
Norbert Preining writes: > - N:Refer to http://wiki.debian.org/ReleaseGoals/LAFileRemoval, > N:http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2011/05/msg01003.html, and > N:http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2011/05/msg01146.html for > details. > First link does not exist > Second link

Help with shared libs and .la and cryptic lintian messages

2011-07-10 Thread Norbert Preining
Hi everyone, can please someone help me with packaging gwaei, I get some warnings/errors from lintian I don't udnerstand. The layout as installed by libtool/configure/make/make install is In /usr/lib: libwaei.a libwaei.la libwaei.so -> libwaei.so.1.0.0 libwaei.so.1 -> libwaei.so.1.0.0 libwaei.so.1