[Pkg-haskell-maintainers] Bug#597836: haskell-llvm should not use the static llvm libs when linking

[Joachim Breitner]

Hi release team,

Am Donnerstag, den 23.09.2010, 18:47 +0200 schrieb Matthias Klose:
> On 23.09.2010 16:51, Joachim Breitner wrote:
> > Hi Matthias,
> >
> > Am Donnerstag, den 23.09.2010, 14:58 +0200 schrieb Matthias Klose:
> >> Package: haskell-llvm
> >> Version: 0.8.0.2-2
> >> Tags: patch
> >> User: ubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
> >> Usertags: origin-ubuntu maverick ubuntu-patch
> >>
> >> starting with llvm-2.7, the llvm package builds a shared llvm library. please
> >> link against it instead of using the static libs.
> >>
> >> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/56278593/haskell-llvm_0.8.0.2-2_0.8.0.2-2ubuntu1.diff.gz
> >
> > just making sure: This is not something that needs to be done for
> > sequeeze, right? Or is this part of a something release-goalish?
> 
> As you like it. To get llvm fixes, you would have to monitor llvm-2.7 uploads 
> and decide if you rebuild.  with the shared library you'll get them "for free".

what is your preference: A freeze exception for such a change, or
keeping up the freeze and having a statically linked package in squeeze?

Thanks,
Joachim

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