Packages installing static libraries without the static-libs useflags
If the build system offers no way to disable them, installing static libs unconditionally is acceptable. Please do not encourage people to add a USE flag just to remove the libs in src_install.
This bug lacks a link to rationale.
Please note that the preferred solution here is to remove the static libs, unless you *know* they are needed (see bug URL), in which case consider a static-libs USE flag. But ideally just remove them.
(In reply to Sam James (sec padawan) from comment #3) > Please note that the preferred solution here is to remove the static libs, > unless you *know* they are needed (see bug URL), in which case consider a > static-libs USE flag. But ideally just remove them. (remove as in 'don't build', but as last resort, remove in install phase)
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=f59be307fbc5ef4d693ebde8cbcce6b63cb6304f commit f59be307fbc5ef4d693ebde8cbcce6b63cb6304f Author: Adam Feldman <NP-Hardass@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2020-08-01 18:27:17 +0000 Commit: Adam Feldman <NP-Hardass@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2020-08-19 19:54:38 +0000 mate.eclass: drop static-libs whenever possible Whenever package doesn't have static-libs available and selected, if configure script has static-libs selectable, explicitly disable Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/695878 Signed-off-by: Adam Feldman <NP-Hardass@gentoo.org> eclass/mate.eclass | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)