[MacPorts] #38010: MacPorts should prevent overlinking due to .la files

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#38010: MacPorts should prevent overlinking due to .la files
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  Reporter:  jeremyhu@…  |      Owner:  jmr@…
      Type:  defect      |     Status:  reopened
  Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:  MacPorts Future
 Component:  base        |    Version:  2.1.3
Resolution:              |   Keywords:  glibtool la
      Port:              |
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Comment (by jeremyhu@…):

 Replying to [comment:22 jmr@…]:
 > Defaulting to deletion right away would cause tons of breakage for the
 reasons I mentioned above.

 Yes, which is why I mentioned that we should have an install hook (when
 installing base) that will delete any .la files that the user has
 installed at the time they upgrade base.

 > Sometime in the future when all the dependency_libs in installed files
 are cleared, and everything that really needs them is explicitly setting
 'no', then the default can change.

 I fail to see how that is relevant or will help the situation.  The
 deployment should be:

 1) Install a new base -> delete all existing .la files

 2) Install new ports -> no new .la files are deployed

 That's what I'm doing here, and it's working out fine.  I have a couple
 installs going from clean and many more doing upgrades after deleting
 *.la.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38010#comment:23>
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