Bug#343711: gdk-x11-2.0.pc spreads library dependencies needlessly

[Andreas Metzler]

On 2005-12-18 Andreas Metzler <ametzler at downhill.at.eu.org> wrote:
[...]
> Color me stupid, but I do not get at all why a *header* inclusion
> should cause *linking* against the library. The headers are (supposed
> to be) selfcontained, linking should only be necessary if functions
> from the library are used.
[...]

On rereading the bug-report and its reference to 340904, I think I get
it. Whether stuff is listed as .private or not also influences the
header search path (-I).
  cu and- if .private really should list stuff that is *additionally
          required for static linking this obviously BS. -reas
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