Bug 382863 – net-analyzer/snort drop ".la" files

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Agostino Sarubbo 2011-09-13 18:51:46 UTC]

/usr/lib64/snort_dynamicpreprocessor/libsf_ftptelnet_preproc.la
/usr/lib64/snort_dynamicpreprocessor/libsf_smtp_preproc.la
/usr/lib64/snort_dynamicpreprocessor/libsf_ssh_preproc.la
/usr/lib64/snort_dynamicpreprocessor/libsf_dns_preproc.la
/usr/lib64/snort_dynamicpreprocessor/libsf_ssl_preproc.la
/usr/lib64/snort_dynamicpreprocessor/libsf_dce2_preproc.la
/usr/lib64/snort_dynamicpreprocessor/libsf_sdf_preproc.la
/usr/lib64/snort_dynamicengine/libsf_engine.la

[Comment 1 Jason Wallace 2011-09-13 18:55:33 UTC]

Which version is this bug for? Are you saying these should not get installed?

[Comment 2 Agostino Sarubbo 2011-09-13 19:03:56 UTC]

latest(In reply to comment #1)
> Which version is this bug for? 
2.9.0.5

> Are you saying these should not get installed?
yep

[Comment 3 Jason Wallace 2011-09-14 16:22:08 UTC]

Are you sure these should be removed? The snort package installs the .la files in the following directories:

/usr/lib64/snort_dynamicpreprocessor/
/usr/lib64/snort_dynamicengine/

Based on a recent post on gnu.org, I think these files might be needed...

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2011-03/msg00091.html

This seems to suggest that if the libraries aren't installed in the standard locations (/lib /usr/lib) than the .la files are needed. ldconfig -p does not show the libraries snort_dynamicpreprocessor and snort_dynamicengine libraries listed.

I'm fine with removing them, as long as we are absolutely sure they are not needed. 

Do you still want them removed?

[Comment 4 Jason Wallace 2011-09-14 19:29:59 UTC]

I used the following strace method to see if the .la files were being used. They are not, so I'll remove them. Thx!

http://blog.flameeyes.eu/2009/07/06/identifying-pointless-la-files-for-plugins

[Comment 5 Jason Wallace 2011-09-14 19:55:19 UTC]

resolved in Bug 382851