[pkg-netfilter-team] Bug#1010616: libmnl-dev: The libmnl.a is missing in libmnl-dev. Static build fails.

[Jeremy Sowden]

On 2022-07-16, at 11:10:02 +0100, Jeremy Sowden wrote:
> On 2022-05-06, at 23:12:30 +0100, Jeremy Sowden wrote:
> > On 2022-05-06, at 13:59:36 +0100, Jeremy Sowden wrote:
> > > On 2022-05-05, at 16:50:46 +0200, Lars Ekman wrote:
> > > > Package: libmnl-dev
> > > > Version: 1.0.4-3build2
> > > > Severity: normal
> > > > X-Debbugs-Cc: lars.g.ekman at est.tech
> > > > 
> > > > Dear Maintainer,
> > > > 
> > > > # gcc -o /tmp/hello /tmp/hello.c -lmnl
> > > > (dynamic libs work)
> > > > # gcc -static -o /tmp/hello /tmp/hello.c -lmnl
> > > > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lmnl: No such file or directory
> > > > 
> > > > Since this is on Ubuntu 22.04 I reported the bug here:
> > > > 
> > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmnl/+bug/1971523
> > > > 
> > > > but was told that this is a Debian bug and asked to report it to
> > > > you to improve the quality of the original package.
> > > 
> > > The default build of libmnl doesn't include the static library: it
> > > needs to be explicitly enabled.  I'll make the necessary changes.
> > 
> > I've made the changes to add the static lib to the -dev package,
> > given the rest of the packaging a polish, and upgraded to the new
> > upstream version.  I don't have upload priv's for libmnl.  Would
> > somebody mind uploading the new package, if it's up to scratch, or
> > giving me the priv's?
> 
> Ping! :)
> 
> It's been a couple of months since I pushed these changes to Salsa.
> Does anyone have time to upload the new version or give me the priv's
> to do it?

Pushed more changes, which include the addition of a new libmnl-doc
package containing the man-pages and HTML documentation for the API,
so a DD will be required.

J.
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