[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#909135: Bug#909135: consider dropping python support from libtevent.a

[Mathieu Parent]

Hi,
Le mar. 18 sept. 2018 à 21:54, Helmut Grohne <helmut at subdivi.de> a écrit :
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> Given that you cannot load a static library into a Python interpreter
> and that static linking is discouraged in Debian, it would seem that the
> use of Python support in a static library is quite limited. How about
> removing it by passing --disable-python?

OK. But if we do this, we will probably forget when enabling python
(which is a nice to have).

What about simply removing libtevent.a?

Can you propose a merge request for this?

> The resulting simplification of Build-Depends should bring us closer to
> cross building tevent.

Regards

Mathieu Parent