Static linking considered harmful

[Patrice Dumas]

On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 10:53:58AM +0000, Andy Green wrote:
> Patrice Dumas wrote:
> 
> You could alter your build methodology so that each of the target 
> boxes,eg, rebuilds an SRPM with the local library environment?  You need 
> the compiler and -devel bits and bobs then on the boxes.

I am not necessarilly root on all the boxes, some may not be rpm based.
The compilation may be time consuming too.

> Or, leaving the .a files in the packages can be a policy controlled by a 
> macro on the build box?  Then you can rebuild the -devel packages for 
> your build box with the .a files still in how you like and go on as you are.

Of course, but this decreases a lot the usefullness of fedora for me. Maybe
I am the only one to have these needs, but I hope not, it would be a bit
sad for fedora.

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Pat