[Fedora-packaging] Re: Re: LibtoolArchives, v0.3

[Enrico Scholz]

rdieter at math.unl.edu (Rex Dieter) writes:

>> The decision whether loading fails or succeeds depends on the module,
>> not the library. 
>
> I'd argue that any such module is thus broken by design, since it includes
> undefined symbols, and should be fixed.

<assuming-that-libtool-makes-sense-in-fedora>
Why? It's one of libtool's features that dep-loading can be done by .la
files. Why should a module be broken when it uses such a feature?
</assuming-that-libtool-makes-sense-in-fedora>


> I'm willing to compromise to include these bits in main (and not -devel) if
> that's what it takes to gain your support/vote.

Current rule (avoid .la whenever possible) is best solution. Perhaps the
MUST can be weakened a little bit by allowing substantiated exceptions.



Enrico