Bug 556079

Summary:	libxslt : does not adhere to Static Library Packaging Guidelines
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Michael Schwendt <bugs.michael>
Component:	libxslt	Assignee:	Daniel Veillard <veillard>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	rawhide	CC:	tcallawa, veillard
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Description Michael Schwendt 2010-01-16 14:47:03 UTC

The package is in need of an update because it does not adhere to
the guidelines for packaging static libraries:

  http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Packaging_Static_Libraries

The -devel package contains both the shared and the static build of
a library. That makes it possible to link statically with the -devel
package as a build requirement instead of having to build-require a
special-purpose -static subpackage.

Correct would be to either disable/delete the static libraries at
build-time, or to %exclude them in the %files section, or to split off
a -static subpackage (if there is a compelling reason as why the static
libs should be made available).

Please consult the guidelines for the details.

[...]

libxslt-devel
    /usr/lib/libexslt.so  <=>  /usr/lib/libexslt.a
    /usr/lib/libxslt.so  <=>  /usr/lib/libxslt.a

Comment 1 Michael Schwendt 2010-03-11 19:04:52 UTC

From the 61 src.rpms in Rawhide, which want libxslt-devel, only two mention "-static" or the static libraries in the build log:

  q : it links shared in the final compiler invocation
  wine : the -static linkage is unrelated to libxslt


Several packages don't mention xsltproc or -lxslt/-lexslt in the build log:

  bmpanel2: bug 572633
  compiz-bcop : checks for libxslt, but doesn't use it anywhere
  kdebase3 : ?
  kdepim : kdepim-runtime build is linked shared
  kvkbd : checks for libxslt, but build.log is non-verbose cmake
  libgnome : ?
  netcf : build is linked shared
  oyranos : ?
  qt : ?
  webkitgtk : build is linked shared


Those above with '?' might either not produce verbose build log output, or not need libxslt-devel, or only add it to make a build framework happy.

Comment 2 Bug Zapper 2010-03-15 14:03:54 UTC

This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 13 development cycle.
Changing version to '13'.

More information and reason for this action is here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping

Comment 3 Tom "spot" Callaway 2010-05-24 21:15:06 UTC

Fixed in rawhide: libxslt-1.1.26-2.fc14

I dropped the static libs entirely, after confirming that q builds properly against the shared library when the static library is not present. (I rebuilt q as well in rawhide).