18 Jan
2014
18 Jan
'14
1:18 a.m.
On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:44:18 -0600
"David C. Rankin" <drankinatty(a)suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:
All,
Running namcap package validation on tqt3, it lists opt/tqt3/lib/libtqt-mt.la
as a libtool file that should be removed. I don't know why, but I think I recall
that being something that tde actually needs or is somehow used by something else.
If it isn't needed, then I'll remove it from my package, but how do I confirm
nothing else needs it in tde? (other than learning no '.la' files are needed for
anything?)
What say the experts?
.la files are used by libtool for linking under some circumstances (see
https://blog.flameeyes.eu/2008/04/what-about-those-la-files for discussion
of what/where/when/how). Usually they aren't needed on modern systems
(pkg-config has taken over their function for most purposes, as I understand
it). If you can delete the file and everything that links to tqt still builds, I'd
guess that it's safe to drop it.
E. Liddell