[Bug 1866365] Re: Missing /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.la file

[Hugh McMaster]

libfreetype.la has not been packaged in libfreetype-dev since release
2.8.1-2 in February 2018. In any case, you shouldn't need it to link
against FreeType 2.

Looking at your Dependencies list, you're only including shared
libraries needed to run programs using FreeType, not linking against it.

If this is no longer an issue, I'll close this bug as invalid.

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Title:
  Missing /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.la file

Status in freetype package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This file disappeared from 19.10 dev package.  Without the *.la file,
  libtool fails to configure libraries with GTK dependencies.

  My work around was to grab the file from 18.04 and change the metadata
  for the current library versions.  That allowed me to successfully
  compile my package with GTK dependencies.

  Perhaps there is some libtool/autoconf magic that I do not understand
  here?  Please do tell me how to address this this issue if I am
  misunderstanding the need for the *.la file.  Thanks.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
  Package: libfreetype6-dev 2.9.1-4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-40.32-generic 5.3.18
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-40-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Mar  6 10:18:10 2020
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-12 (725 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180114)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: freetype
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-12-31 (65 days ago)

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