From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Sep 12 21:38:44 2011 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Sep 2011 01:38:44 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R3HxU-00040T-Ch for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:38:44 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R3HxR-00040K-Hg for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:38:43 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R3Ht9-0006eU-OA for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:34:17 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]:39278) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R3Ht9-0006eO-Mj for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:34:15 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:37742) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R3Ht5-0003GU-NQ for bug-libtool@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:34:15 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R3Ht4-0006cy-Ka for bug-libtool@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:34:11 -0400 Received: from exprod7og120.obsmtp.com ([64.18.2.18]:53111) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R3Ht4-0006cI-BT for bug-libtool@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:34:10 -0400 Received: from mail-yw0-f54.google.com ([209.85.213.54]) (using TLSv1) by exprod7ob120.postini.com ([64.18.6.12]) with SMTP ID DSNKTm6zEN5DWSPZQO06/7GWF5USkbGpGsor@postini.com; Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:34:10 PDT Received: by mail-yw0-f54.google.com with SMTP id 17so55470ywp.27 for ; Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:34:08 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.26.28 with SMTP id b28mr7124808ibc.42.1315877647641; Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:34:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.145.145 with HTTP; Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:34:07 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:34:07 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Avoiding installation of .la files From: Reuben Thomas To: bug-libtool@gnu.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.17 X-Spam-Score: -6.2 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.2 (------) I'm building Lua plugins with libtool. Lua plugins are dlopened dynamic libraries, so don't use libltdl, and hence don't need (and indeed, cannot use) .la files. How can I avoid installing the .la files for my .so (or .dylib, .dll or whatever) files on "make install"? -- http://rrt.sc3d.org