[arch-dev-public] Making !staticlibs the default in makepkg.conf

[Allan McRae]

On 29/09/13 17:36, Allan McRae wrote:
> All this recent talk about static libs reminded me that we added
> options=(!staticlibs) to makepkg-4.1 to automatically remove them, with
> the idea of enabling it by default.
> 
> My plan is:
>  - build pacman with updated makepkg.conf
>  - update devtools to have this in the makepkg.conf
>  - set up a rebuild list
> 
> The rebuild is to allow people that really need static libraries
> (toolchain etc) to add options=(staticlibs) to their PKGBUILD, although
> it will also get other static libraries gone.
> 
> Any obejctions (from devs and TUs)?

Due to support confirmed through lack of objection, I have uploaded a
pacman package with !staticlibs in makepkg.conf to [testing].

@Pierre: I have also submitted a patch for devtools to add this to our
build environment.  Can you make a release with that?

Once devtools is updated, I will generate a rebuild list.  If your
package really needs static libs, you will need to add
options=(staticlibs) to the PKGBUILD.  The packages I know that need it
are glibc, gcc, binutils, haskell, probably lua (but we hack that for
shared libraries...).  So if you are not dealing with a compiler, you
probably do not need them...

Allan