static libs ... again

[Rex Dieter]

Hans de Goede wrote:
> Rex Dieter wrote:

>> Eek.    I still think headers and api docs and such still should be in 
>> -devel (especially if there's any likelyhood of a real shared lib 
>> existing some day), and that -static should Requires: %{name}-devel

>>> Also I wonder how hard is it to add -fpic -DPIC to the cflags and 
>>> change the link command to generate an .so. The only added trouble 
>>> would be checking for abi changes on new releases and bumping the .so 
>>> name a release.

>> Exactly.  I'm of the opinion (in most cases) that if upstream isn't 
>> able/willing to do something (like generating shared libs), then 
>> neither am I (as packager).

> You say "Exactly" as in I agree with you and then you continue with 
> saying that you're not willing todo this, I'm confused now.

Exactly, as in "The only added trouble..." part.  (-:

As I said, if it's really not so hard, let upstream do it, per Fedora's 
mantra "Upstream, upstream, upstream..."

-- Rex