Few apps install the *.la files... Change libtool?

[Joe Marcus Clarke]

On Sun, 2004-07-25 at 14:06, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 14:44:41 -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke  
> <marcus at marcuscom.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 2004-07-25 at 14:02, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
> >> On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 12:55:23 -0500, Jeremy Messenger <mezz7 at cox.net>  
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 14:31:24 -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke
> >> > <marcus at marcuscom.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Sun, 2004-07-25 at 13:35, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
> >> >>> Hello,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I am doing the clean installtion of everything and I noticed that  
> >> few
> >> >>> apps
> >> >>> are installing *.la files.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> ==========================================
> >> >>> % find /usr -name "*.la"
> >> >>> /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.la
> >> >>> /usr/local/lib/libfam.la
> >> >>> /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libpopt.la # Don't mind this...
> >> >>> /usr/X11R6/lib/libfontconfig.la
> >> >>> /usr/X11R6/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/engines/libpixmap.la
> >> >>> /usr/X11R6/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/engines/libredmond95.la
> >> >>> /usr/X11R6/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/engines/libmetal.la
> >> >>> /usr/X11R6/share/gnome/xmodmap/xmodmap.la # Don't mind this; it's a
> >> >>> language file.
> >> >>> ==========================================
> >> >>>
> >> >>> If I change libtool 13 -> 15 and they don't install the *.la files
> >> >>> anymore. I only tested installed them in jail, but I haven't test  
> >> run
> >> >>> them
> >> >>> yet. My GNOME install didn't finish, because of new gnomevfs2 broke  
> >> the
> >> >>> gnomecentercontrol by change the API/ABI. However, I am not skill  
> >> with
> >> >>> libtool stuff so is it ok for me to change them to use libtool 15?
> >> >>
> >> >> We need the new g-c-c to fix the MIME thing.  They've completely  
> >> redone
> >> >> MIME in gnome-vfs (using the new MIME database).
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> ==========================================
> >> >>> devel/fam		= 13 -> 15 (I will contract to the maintainer.)
> >> >>> print/freetype2		= 13 -> 15
> >> >>> x11-fonts/fontconfig	= 13 -> 15
> >> >>> x11-themes/gtk-engines2	= 13 -> 15 and remove files/patch-configure
> >> >>> ==========================================
> >> >>>
> >> >>> One thing that I am not sure how we should deal with the mistake of
> >> >>> those
> >> >>> that will not be able to remove the *.la files, since they aren't in
> >> >>> the
> >> >>> pkg-plist.
> >> >>
> >> >> Any port that lists .la files in the plist shouldn't be touched.   
> >> That
> >> >> said, these updates look okay to me.
> >> >
> >> > Ok, I guess the users can clean the *.la files by themselves. ;-) I  
> >> will
> >> > update those change and install, then run fluxbox and several apps to
> >> > make sure they run fine. After that, I will commit freetype2,  
> >> fontconfig
> >> > and gtk-engine2.
> >>
> >> One more, should I bump the PORTREVISION for that kind of change?
> >
> > No, not unless the plist changes.
> 
> But, dependency change.

Only build-time, though.

Joe

> 
> Cheers,
> Mezz
> 
> > Joe
> >
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Mezz
> >>
> >> > Cheers,
> >> > Mezz
> >> >
> >> >> Joe
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Cheers,
> >> >>> Mezz
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