BIG libraries with self-compiled version

[Michael Creel]

Hello, I have compiled octave using the configuration

./configure --enable-shared --enable-dl --enable-lite-kernel

Now I have the following files:

address@hidden a tty[octave-2.1.71]# ls -l
total 292580
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    801574 2005-09-28 11:03 libcruft.a
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root        18 2005-09-28 11:03 libcruft.so -> 
libcruft.so.2.                      1.71
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    522955 2005-09-28 11:03 libcruft.so.2.1.71
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 100877472 2005-09-28 11:03 liboctave.a
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root        19 2005-09-28 11:03 liboctave.so -> 
liboctave.so.                      2.1.71
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root  49149792 2005-09-28 11:03 liboctave.so.2.1.71
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  98757812 2005-09-28 11:03 liboctinterp.a
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root        22 2005-09-28 11:03 liboctinterp.so -> 
liboctinte                      rp.so.2.1.71
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root  49192239 2005-09-28 11:03 liboctinterp.so.2.1.71
address@hidden a tty[octave-2.1.71]#         


Those huge *.a are static libraries, no? Can I delete them? Is it 
possible to configure octave so that they are not made? Thanks, M.



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