[PATCH] Build libxf86config with -fPIC.

[Donnie Berkholz]

On 16:11 Mon 15 Nov     , Dan Nicholson wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 13:28:34 -0500, Gaetan Nadon wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 2010-11-15 at 15:35 +0100, Julien Cristau wrote:
> >>
> >> > If you want to install it as a shared library you also want to 
> >> > track its ABI and give it a SONAME, which is more work.  Shipping 
> >> > it as a PIC static lib which you don't have to be as careful with 
> >> > possible ABI breaks, but you can still embed it in something like 
> >> > a python module (which must be PIC).
> >> >
> >>
> >> This is an important point. We are waisting time trying to guess 
> >> what this patch is for.
> >>
> > Oh, I know what it's for, it's needed for pyxf86config.  I just 
> > don't think anyone is prepared to commit to a stable ABI for 
> > libxf86config, so installing it as a shared library may not be the 
> > best plan.

IIRC, installing a shared lib with a SOVER of 0 means no promise of ABI 
stability...

I'd rather see it done in a "right" way than hacking around the same 
issue and ending up with bundled static libs in places where you 
wouldn't expect them.

-- 
Thanks,
Donnie

Donnie Berkholz
Sr. Developer, Gentoo Linux
Blog: http://dberkholz.wordpress.com
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