Re: [gtkmm] RPMs/spec files/files with the extention .la

[Gerald Henriksen <ghenriks rogers com>]

On 25 Jun 2003 12:22:38 -0500, you wrote:


>I'm currently trying to put together a few spec files to build the
>various gnomemm components.
>
>By looking at some spec files already created I noticed that they
>explicitly 'rm -f %{_libdir}/*.la'. (for example gtkmm.spec). But some
>of the components won't build with the .la files (libgnomeuimm for
>example).
>
>In the stkmm.spec file I noticed a comment that said "newer redhats
>don't use .la". So, what is a ".la" file? (i know it's some sort of
>object code), Why would I not want to package it even if the linux
>distro doesn't use them. And why would a distribution not use them?

Basically the programs are supposed to use pkgconfig instead of the
.la files, see for example this Red Hat bugzilla entry:

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=79548