[OE-core] [RFC PATCH] autotools: Don't install .la files if the distro doesn't want them

[Paul Eggleton]

On Wednesday 17 October 2012 14:42:03 Phil Blundell wrote:
> It's not obvious that libtool's .la files serve any very useful purpose
> on a modern system and they can be positively vexatious under some
> circumstances.  Make installation of this stuff conditional on the new
> "libtool-garbage" flag in DISTRO_FEATURES and backfill it for existing

Could we perhaps have a less inflammatory feature name? Since this is going to 
be set in stone after all...

Cheers,
Paul

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Paul Eggleton
Intel Open Source Technology Centre