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Removing .la files is needed however, otherwise you'll +</I>>>>>>><i> quickly mix +</I>>>>>>><i> distribution installed libraries and self-compiled libraries. +</I>>>>>><i> +</I>>>>>><i> What are you talking about here? +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> <gnome-shell stuff> +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> It is not gnome-shell, it is jhbuild and doing development (mainly +</I>>><i> GNOME). Basic GNOME already has ~200 modules. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Then why did you quote the webpage instead of saying just that? +</I> +Because it was an example. I think most people could appreciate it as +that and work it out. + +><i> +</I>>>><i> So you are really talking only about gnome-shell, which I can't even +</I>>>><i> test because apparently it doesn't work in a VM. It is now packaged, +</I>>>><i> so you don't need to build it. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Nope, I'm talking about doing development using jhbuild. E.g. if you +</I>>><i> want to contribute to GNOME, you'll have to get rid of all the .la +</I>>><i> files no matter which distribution you use. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> A new GNOME does not happen automatically. It requires people to compile +</I>>><i> the Git versions and committing stuff until a tarball is released and +</I>>><i> packaged. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Making such development easier would result in a better GNOME, and I +</I>>><i> don't mind if the .la files stay, but prefer if they are removed. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I think doing software development related to the system you're working +</I>><i> on isn't easy. For example jhbuild may not like .la files but if you +</I>><i> want to use static libraries supplied by the system, .la files are quite +</I>><i> useful AFAIK. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> So why did you point to that webpage if it's not related to mageia at +</I>><i> all, it's purely a jhbuild problem. +</I> +Because it explains the issue and the problem that people would have +using Mageia for development if the .la files remained. + +><i> If people are using a system with +</I>><i> gnome installed to develop gnome, it's not strange they run into +</I>><i> problems. +</I> +I call shenanigans. I do this kind of stuff all the time. It's easy to +use a custom prefix (i.e. not /usr) if you select the right configure +options. It means you get a working system but can also develop the next +version. I've been doing this kind of stuff for years. The removal of +the .la files will make this approach much easier. + +Col + + + + +-- + +Colin Guthrie +mageia(at)colin.guthr.ie +<A HREF="http://colin.guthr.ie/">http://colin.guthr.ie/</A> + +Day Job: + Tribalogic Limited [<A HREF="http://www.tribalogic.net/">http://www.tribalogic.net/</A>] +Open Source: + Mageia Contributor [<A HREF="http://www.mageia.org/">http://www.mageia.org/</A>] + PulseAudio Hacker [<A HREF="http://www.pulseaudio.org/">http://www.pulseaudio.org/</A>] + Trac Hacker [<A HREF="http://trac.edgewall.org/">http://trac.edgewall.org/</A>] +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="005385.html">[Mageia-dev] [RFC] Removing .la files +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="005382.html">[Mageia-dev] [RFC] Removing .la files +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#5377">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#5377">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#5377">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#5377">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |