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Bug 807911

Summary: [guru] =dev-libs/libthai-0.1.28 misses USE=static-libs and installs '.a' files
Product: GURU Reporter: Agostino Sarubbo <ago>
Component: Package issuesAssignee: vowstar <vowstar>
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: normal CC: guru-bugs
Priority: Normal    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Runtime testing required: ---
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Bug Blocks: 785607    

Description Agostino Sarubbo gentoo-dev 2021-08-12 21:42:26 UTC
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2020/07/04/gentoo-tinderbox/

Issue: dev-libs/libthai misses USE=static-libs and installs '.a' files.
Discovered on: amd64 (internal ref: guru_ci)

The best solution is avoid to build the '.a' files by touching the configure. In case the buildsystem makes your life hard, a good compromise would be just remove the files.
See also:https://projects.gentoo.org/qa/policy-guide/installed-files.html#pg0302

NOTE: If you want to change the summary, to avoid auto-filed duplicates, please at least keep the word 'static-libs'