Tom "spot" Callaway wrote:
As promised, here is my new proposed draft for handling static libs:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/StaticLibraryPolicy
I know that it won't make everyone happy (it doesn't just leave static
bits in -devel), but we really do want to track who is building against
static libraries.
From item #2:
"""
If the *-static-noshared package is no longer necessary, it should be
removed, and Provided/Obsoleted by the *-devel package (not by the
*-static package).
"""
I don't think we want to be Providing *-static-noshared in this case
although the Obsolete makes sense.
From item #3:
"""
When a package only provides static libraries you can place all the
static library files in the *-devel subpackage. When doing this you also
have to have a virtual Provide for the *-static and *-static-noshared
packages:
"""
It seems like we should only have a Provide for *-static-noshared as
this is a special case of item #2. Thoughts on that?
-Toshio