[MacPorts] #38010: MacPorts should not ship .la files

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#38010: MacPorts should not ship .la files
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  Reporter:  jeremyhu@…  |      Owner:  jmr@…
      Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
 Component:  base        |    Version:  2.1.3
Resolution:              |   Keywords:  glibtool la
      Port:              |
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Comment (by ryandesign@…):

 Replying to [comment:3 jmr@…]:
 > They're apparently used by libltdl in some situations, so always
 deleting them isn't correct in general.

 In what way does libltdl use them? Jeremy claims they are never useful on
 OS X and he has experienced no problems in removing them from his personal
 system, and they have already been deleted from shipping versions of OS X.

 > Also deleting random files that happen to be named *.la but aren't
 libtool archives is obviously wrong.

 Obviously I mean delete all .la files ''that are libtool archives'' even
 if they're not in ${destroot}${prefix}/lib.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38010#comment:5>
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