[Development] Removing libudev dependency from binary packages?

Thiago Macieira thiago.macieira at intel.com
Thu Oct 24 15:41:20 CEST 2013


On quinta-feira, 24 de outubro de 2013 13:33:10, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> the lgpl does not limit how *we* can build and distribute our packages,
> because we ship the sources anyway.
> the ones who'd have a problem would be our customers.
> 
> but why is everyone talking about static linking, anyway? the decision
> to ship a copy of the library, and the way it is linked, are orthogonal.
> QtAngle demonstrates how to make a fully dynamic version.
> QtZlib shows how to fake it.

And we're doing it to ICU too. So maybe the simplest is to just include one of 
the two versions of a dynamic libudev with the packages. Provided, of course, 
that libudev works with either version of the daemon. (If it doesn't, I can 
quote Linus to Lennart about it)

PS: IMO, QtZlib is a good example of what not to do...
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Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com
  Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center
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