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Remove .la files
Goal description
In the past, we discovered quite a few RC bugs due to dependencies hidden in .la-files, or noticed that these .la files introduced unneeded dependencies. As they are usually not needed on Debian systems, we would like to remove them.
A longer explanation and the corresponding discussion can be found at http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2009/08/msg00783.html.
Current status
- Andreas Barth has created a script regularly scanning the archive for .la files.
The current output can be found on http://ftp-master.debian.org/~aba/la/current.txt.
How to help
Emptying the dependency_libs field in .la files.
Removal of the .la file if and only if all reverse dependencies don't list it anymore in the depdency_libs field of their .la file.
Next Milestone
- Removal of all unneeded .la files.