Not until KOffice is ported to CMake; it won't work without the .la file when using Automake.
Then the libwv2.la file is broken. Whether broken upstream or during my build I don't know. I will have to patch that file with a headder statement.
Upstream. I ran into something similar with libwibble (a Debian APT interface package). The .la files are being phased out from most Linux distributions, which is why the port to CMake is becoming more and more critical. Thankfully we already have someone who is willing to work on that port here. ;-)
Tim