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