Re: [Audacity-devel] revision 12962 does not build
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From: Benjamin D. <bd...@de...> - 2013-11-21 16:25:45
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On Do, 2013-11-21 at 15:21 +0000, Steve the Fiddle wrote: > On 21 November 2013 14:56, Benjamin Drung <bd...@de...> wrote: > > On Do, 2013-11-21 at 02:12 +0000, Steve the Fiddle wrote: > >> revision 12962 does not build when following the instructions > >> http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/CompilingAudacityForBeginners > >> > >> This is tested on a fresh install of Debian Stable and is due to the > >> issue stated by Benjamin here: > >> http://audacity.238276.n2.nabble.com/PATCH-Use-Automake-please-test-tp7560528p7560673.html > >> > >> Benjamin suggested that as workaround, /usr/lib/libvamp-hostsdk.la can > >> be removed from the system. > >> > >> What does libvamp-hostsdk.la do? What's it for and does anyone need it? > > > > The .la files are used by libtool. They are useful if you haven't > > installed a library yet and want to link against it. They are useless > > for installed libraries. > > > >> If libvamp-hostsdk.la really is an unnecessary "junk" file, then > >> wouldn't it be better if running "Make" deleted it? > > > > No, not by the makefile of Audacity, because this is a system file. It > > should be removed from the vamp-plugin-sdk package (as it is done in > > Debian testing and newer Ubuntu versions). > > > >> If that is not a good idea, then is it a good idea to tell users to > >> delete that file in the compiling instructions? > > > > Yes. I have reported the bugs and fixes for Ubuntu are pending. We > > should point users to http://bugs.debian.org/730108 and > > https://launchpad.net/bugs/1253656 and tell them to run "sudo > > rm /usr/lib/libvamp-hostsdk.la /usr/lib/libvamp-sdk.la" until these bugs > > are fixed. > > > >> I expect that many Audacity users would be nervous about deleting > >> "system files". > > > > Pointing users to these bug reports should reduce the nervousness. > > Thanks Benjamin, > that should help a lot. I'll update the documentation. You're welcome. Should we remove "Example compiling legacy Audacity 1.2" or move it into its own page? -- Benjamin Drung Debian & Ubuntu Developer |