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diff --git a/installed-files.rst b/installed-files.rst index 1468288..19e72e4 100644 --- a/installed-files.rst +++ b/installed-files.rst @@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ really necessary (e.g. for recovery tools) but otherwise proliferating it is considered harmful. There is no point in installing static libraries if they are never going to be used. +.. Note:: + + If the package's build system does not support disabling static + library build, it is recommended to patch it and submit the patch + upstream. However, if that is not feasible and building both shared + and static libraries does not require compiling source files twice, + it is acceptable to strip static libraries in ``src_install()``. + .. index:: pair: installed files; libtool file |