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ezzetabi

Member

Registered: 2006-08-27

Posts: 947

Strange namcap warnings...

I am trying to install mac in the Arch-way, making a package.

A part of the md5 checksum I didn't used everything seemed going fine,
so I used namcap to check the package:

$ namcap mac-3.99_u4_b5-1.pkg.tar.gz
mac        W: File (usr/lib/libmac.la) is a libtool file.

Oh dear! What does it mean?

I understood that libtool is a dependancy and I remade the package, now it is worse:

$ namcap mac-3.99_u4_b5-1.pkg.tar.gz
mac        W: Dependency included and not needed (libtool)
mac        W: File (usr/lib/libmac.la) is a libtool file.

I am confused, what does it mean? Should I remove the .la file from the package and keep the dependency?

thanks

tomk

Forum Fellow

From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: Strange namcap warnings...

Over a year ago, the Arch devs decided to "slay libtool" - that's what namcap is telling you. You don't need the libtool dep, and you can automate the removal of the *.la file by adding

options=('NOLIBTOOL')

to your PKGBUILD.

ezzetabi

Member

Registered: 2006-08-27

Posts: 947

Re: Strange namcap warnings...

Thanks. Now my package works flawlessy. Anyone interested in monkey audio compressor?

I also altered the /var/abs/PKGBUILD.proto file adding that option for the future.

Snowman

Developer/Forum Fellow

From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

Posts: 5,212

Re: Strange namcap warnings...

I also altered the /var/abs/PKGBUILD.proto file adding that option for the future.

The next time you will run abs, your modified PKGBUILD.proto will be overwritten.
I would also like to point out that some packages need the libtool file to work properly. The more common ones are kde apps.