On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:44:18 -0600
"David C. Rankin" <drankinatty@...> wrote:

> All,
> 
>   Running namcap package validation on tqt3, it lists opt/tqt3/lib/libtqt-mt.la
> as a libtool file that should be removed. I don't know why, but I think I recall
> that being something that tde actually needs or is somehow used by something else.
> 
>   If it isn't needed, then I'll remove it from my package, but how do I confirm
> nothing else needs it in tde? (other than learning no '.la' files are needed for
> anything?)
> 
>   What say the experts?

.la files are used by libtool for linking under some circumstances (see
https://blog.flameeyes.eu/2008/04/what-about-those-la-files for discussion
of what/where/when/how).  Usually they aren't needed on modern systems
(pkg-config has taken over their function for most purposes, as I understand
it). If you can delete the file and everything that links to tqt still builds, I'd 
guess that it's safe to drop it.

E. Liddell