On Oct 12, 2006, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm(a)ATrpms.net> wrote:
On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 04:47:56PM -0300, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> On Oct 12, 2006, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm(a)ATrpms.net> wrote:
>
> > Revisting the root of evil. What exactly is wrong with not removing
^^^
> > all *.la files?
>
> Removing all .la files is fine as long as (i) [...] (ii.a) [...]
> (ii.b) [...]
Wrong answer, the question was what is wrong with *not* removing
them, not what is wrong with doing so. :)
Oh, I thought you just misunderstood that I was opposing that move,
so I thought I'd clarify my position and justify it.
There's nothing wrong in keeping .la files, for sure.
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