Re: foo-config scripts and removed .la files

2012-05-20 Thread Werner LEMBERG
>> Some foo-config scripts like freetype-config have an option >> >> --libtool >> >> to display the library's .la file. However, it is more and more >> common that .la files get removed by distributions if installed in >> /usr/lib, as you are certainly aware. > > What is this information used f

Re: foo-config scripts and removed .la files

2012-05-20 Thread Russ Allbery
Werner LEMBERG writes: > My question is how to handle this properly. Shall the logic to test for > the existence of the .la in the foo-config file or in the configuration > script which actually uses foo-config? And what exactly should be done > if no .la file is available? I suppose it's best

Re: foo-config scripts and removed .la files

2012-05-20 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Sun, 20 May 2012, Werner LEMBERG wrote: Some foo-config scripts like freetype-config have an option --libtool to display the library's .la file. However, it is more and more common that .la files get removed by distributions if installed in /usr/lib, as you are certainly aware. What is

foo-config scripts and removed .la files

2012-05-20 Thread Werner LEMBERG
Some foo-config scripts like freetype-config have an option --libtool to display the library's .la file. However, it is more and more common that .la files get removed by distributions if installed in /usr/lib, as you are certainly aware. My question is how to handle this properly. Shall th