Bug 900977 – app-text/ghostscript-gpl-10.0.0-r5 does not build all static libraries with USE="static-libs"

• Status: CONFIRMED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Agostino Sarubbo 2023-03-13 09:41:37 UTC]

~ # qlist -e ghostscript-gpl | grep -E '(\.so$|\.a$)'
/usr/lib64/libgs.so
/usr/lib64/libijs-0.35.so
/usr/lib64/libijs.so
/usr/lib64/libijs.a

I don't have libgs.a

[Comment 1 Sam James 2023-03-15 03:37:02 UTC]

Did you expect it for a particular reason? I don't know if this is intentional or not, but I'm wondering how you noticed, or if you've just noticed by chance.

[Comment 2 Agostino Sarubbo 2023-03-15 07:45:12 UTC]

I noticed it while trying to build a static gs.

[Comment 3 Sam James 2023-03-15 07:48:52 UTC]

USE=static-libs isn't supposed to give you a static /usr/bin/gs anyway though?

[Comment 4 Agostino Sarubbo 2023-03-15 07:52:02 UTC]

(In reply to Sam James from comment #3)
> USE=static-libs isn't supposed to give you a static /usr/bin/gs anyway
> though?

no, static-libs only build and install .a files. What are you talking about should be USE="static" that adds -static ldflag

[Comment 5 Sam James 2023-03-15 07:55:52 UTC]

(In reply to Agostino Sarubbo from comment #4)
> (In reply to Sam James from comment #3)
> > USE=static-libs isn't supposed to give you a static /usr/bin/gs anyway
> > though?
> 
> no, static-libs only build and install .a files. What are you talking about
> should be USE="static" that adds -static ldflag

I'm talking about a static /usr/bin/gs because...
(In reply to Agostino Sarubbo from comment #2)
> I noticed it while trying to build a static gs.

of this.

What exactly were you trying to do?