SVN compile error

[Thomas Bushnell BSG]

Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> writes:

> Quoting Thomas Bushnell BSG <tb at becket.net>:
>
>> Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> writes:
>>
>>> The difference is that the 1.9.6 distribution was built from a working
>>> libtool, so the ltmain.sh included in the tarball is a non-broken version.
>>> Whereas people who compile from SVN on debian will use the debian libtool
>>> and therefore break.
>>
>> Unfortunately, the "working" libtool inserts incorrect (that is,
>> spuriously extra) libraries.
>
> Except in this case they are neither spurious NOR extra..  Who are YOU
> to decide they are?  I'll also note that the libtool team upstream
> disagrees with your assessment, which is why they've continued to refuse
> to accept that patch from you.  (You == Debian, not you specifically, TB).

What I mean is that *sometimes* they are spurious, not that they
always are.