Autools/libtool-based projects frequently install files ending in .la in their make install. These files are usually unwanted. Many projects therefore end up with a variation of find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name "*.la" -delete in their %install section.
*.la files are "libtool archives" and provide additional metadata for library files and come from a time before the introduction of the ELF format. Today, they are only consumed by libtool itself. Refer to https://autotools.io/libtool/lafiles.html.
This changes proposes to instead use the %__brp_remove_la_files macro in redhat-rpm-config's %__os_install_post to remove the *.la files automatically. This has been added to RPM 4.17.
+1
+1 provided that you can opt out
On November 9, 2021 6:55:34 PM UTC, Ben Cotton pagure@pagure=2Eio wrote:
bcotton reported a new issue against the project: fesco that you are fo= llowing: `` Autools/libtool-based projects frequently install files ending in =2Ela i= n their make install=2E These files are usually unwanted=2E Many projects t= herefore end up with a variation of find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name "*=2Ela" -de= lete in their %install section=2E *=2Ela files are "libtool archives" and provide additional metadata for l= ibrary files and come from a time before the introduction of the ELF format= =2E Today, they are only consumed by libtool itself=2E Refer to https://aut= otools=2Eio/libtool/lafiles=2Ehtml=2E This changes proposes to instead use the %__brp_remove_la_files macro in = redhat-rpm-config's %__os_install_post to remove the =2Ela files automatic= ally=2E This has been added to RPM 4=2E17=2E Change proposal devel-announce post devel list discussion * Owners: @tbaeder=20 `` To reply, visit the link below or just reply to this email https://pagure=2Eio/fesco/issue/2693
bcotton reported a new issue against the project: fesco that you are fo= llowing: `` Autools/libtool-based projects frequently install files ending in =2Ela i= n their make install=2E These files are usually unwanted=2E Many projects t= herefore end up with a variation of find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name "*=2Ela" -de= lete in their %install section=2E
fesco
*=2Ela files are "libtool archives" and provide additional metadata for l= ibrary files and come from a time before the introduction of the ELF format= =2E Today, they are only consumed by libtool itself=2E Refer to https://aut= otools=2Eio/libtool/lafiles=2Ehtml=2E
This changes proposes to instead use the %__brp_remove_la_files macro in = redhat-rpm-config's %__os_install_post to remove the =2Ela files automatic= ally=2E This has been added to RPM 4=2E17=2E Change proposal devel-announce post devel list discussion * Owners: @tbaeder=20
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To reply, visit the link below or just reply to this email https://pagure=2Eio/fesco/issue/2693
+1 but only if we backport https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/pull/1819
After a week, the vote is APPROVED (+7,0,-0)
Metadata Update from @bcotton: - Issue tagged with: pending announcement
Announced: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/D4VXXQFEJV3Q2IEGETXKDUTJC6UJKCXC/
Metadata Update from @zbyszek: - Issue untagged with: pending announcement - Issue close_status updated to: Accepted - Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)
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