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

[Joe Marcus Clarke]

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.

Joe

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