From bb7c9b4a94c977f51fde90e183b717d6fc0bc42e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manoj Srivastava Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:06:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] typo fixes Author: srivasta Date: 1999/07/07 15:50:29 typo fixes git-archimport-id: srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-34 --- debian/changelog | 9 +++++++-- policy.sgml | 25 ++++++++++++++----------- 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 2d395fd..5cfcd11 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,10 +1,15 @@ -debian-policy (3.0.0.1) unstable; urgency=low +debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low * A few typos and omissions corrected * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the list. + * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408 + * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the + packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the + .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this + is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1) - -- Manoj Srivastava Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:38:08 -0500 + -- Manoj Srivastava Thu, 1 Jul 1999 14:48:25 -0500 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml index 8c95adb..90c32db 100644 --- a/policy.sgml +++ b/policy.sgml @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ or from the Debian WWW server at -

@@ -2078,14 +2078,14 @@

An ever increasing number of packages are using libtool to do their linking. The latest GNU libtools (>= 1.3a) can take - advantage of installed libtool archive files (`*.la'). The - main advantage of libtool's .la files is that it allows - libtool to store and subsequently access metadata with - respect to the libraries it builds. libtool will search for - those files, which contain a lot of useful information about - a library (e.g. dependency libraries for static - linking). Also, they're essential for programs using - libltdl. + advantage of the nmetadata in the installed libtool archive + files (`*.la'). The main advantage of libtool's .la files is + that it allows libtool to store and subsequently access + metadata with respect to the libraries it builds. libtool + will search for those files, which contain a lot of useful + information about a library (e.g. dependency libraries for + static linking). Also, they're essential for + programs using libltdl.

@@ -2103,8 +2103,11 @@

Packages that use libtool to create shared libraries must include the .la files in the -dev - packages. This is a good idea in general, and especially - for static linking issues. + packages, with the exception that if the package relies on + libtool's libltdl library, in which case the .la + files must go in the run-time library package. This is a + good idea in general, and especially for static linking + issues.

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