Bug#597019: libgl1-mesa-dev: missing static library (libGL.a)

2010-09-16 Thread Chris King
2010/9/16 Michel Dänzer : >> Why, may I ask?  Because there are multiple implementations of libGL? > > Exactly. OK, that makes sense enough. Thanks. > It occurred to me that there might also be a way to make symbols you > don't want to wrap be automagically resolved from the wrapped libGL, but >

Bug#597019: libgl1-mesa-dev: missing static library (libGL.a)

2010-09-16 Thread Chris King
2010/9/16 Michel Dänzer : > I'm leaning towards considering libgl1-mesa-swx11-dev shipping libGL.a a > mistake rather than libgl1-mesa-dev not shipping one. Why, may I ask? Because there are multiple implementations of libGL? > The downside is that the wrapper becomes specific to the libGL linke

Bug#597019: libgl1-mesa-dev: missing static library (libGL.a)

2010-09-16 Thread Chris King
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Chris King wrote: > Most other -dev packages in Debian provide static libraries, since > they're very useful for testing. Specifically: http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-sharedlibs.html#s-sharedlibs-static -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to de

Bug#597019: libgl1-mesa-dev: missing static library (libGL.a)

2010-09-16 Thread Chris King
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 5:07 AM, Julien Cristau wrote: > Is there a reason why it should? Yes, for anybody who wants to statically link the GLX OpenGL library :) Most other -dev packages in Debian provide static libraries, since they're very useful for testing. My specific use case is in making

Bug#597019: libgl1-mesa-dev: missing static library (libGL.a)

2010-09-15 Thread Chris King
Package: libgl1-mesa-dev Version: 7.7.1-2 Severity: normal Title says it all -- the only libGL.a available is in libgl1-mesa-swx11-dev, which uses software rendering. Maybe there should exist a libgl1-mesa-glx-dev? Is there a reason why it can't? -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/