static libs ... again
Konstantin Ryabitsev
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Fri Feb 17 19:04:44 UTC 2006
Quentin Spencer wrote:
> So, not too long ago someone asked why I still had static libs in one of
> my packages since they are "banned" or at least strongly discouraged, so
> I started removing them from my packages. All of the libraries I
> maintain are math libraries, so security concerns are a non-issue. After
> removing the static libs from fftw-devel, it took less than 24 hours to
> get a bug report asking for them back. See
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=181897 for the
> reasoning.
It seems theirs is a rather specific and unique case. Should we change
policy to accommodate corner cases like that?
Regards,
--
Konstantin Ryabitsev
McGill University WSG
Mal: "Can I come in?"
Inara: "No."
Mal: "See, that's why I usually don't ask."
--Episode #6, "Our Mrs Reynolds"
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