Linking is overkill

[Didier Raboud]

Hi,

the compiled binaries have overkill linking (spotted by dpkg-shlibdeps):

dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libfontconfig.so.1 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" wer
e not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libatk-1.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" were n
ot uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libpcre.so.3 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" were not
uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark"
 were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libfreetype.so.6 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" were
not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libICE.so.6 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" were not u
selessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libpangox-1.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" wer
e not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libglib-2.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" were
not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libXmu.so.6 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" were not u
selessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgio-2.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" were n
ot uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark"
 were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgmodule-2.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" we
re not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libcairo.so.2 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" were not
 uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libpango-1.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" were
 not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libSM.so.6 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" were not us
elessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgthread-2.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" we
re not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libfontconfig.so.1 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libatk-1.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libpcre.so.3 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libfreetype.so.6 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libICE.so.6 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libpangox-1.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libglib-2.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libXmu.so.6 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgio-2.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgmodule-2.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libcairo.so.2 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libpango-1.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libSM.so.6 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgthread-2.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/mozilla-plugin-lightspark/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/liblightsparkplugin.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).

Using -Wl--as-needed could be useful.

Thanks for considering,

OdyX

[Alessandro Pignotti (a-pignotti)]

Should be fixed in next tagged release. Thanks a lot for the advice.

[Didier Raboud (odyx)]

Great, thanks !

[Didier Raboud (odyx)]

Hi,

I just compiled lightspark from git, and the "overkill linking" is again present with the shared library:

dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libdl.so.2 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark debian/lightspark/usr/bin/tightspark" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libffi.so.5 could be avoided if "debian/lightspark/usr/bin/lightspark debian/lightspark/usr/bin/tightspark" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: symbol rt used by debian/liblightspark0.5/usr/lib/liblightspark.so.0.5.0 found in none of the libraries.
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: symbol pt used by debian/liblightspark0.5/usr/lib/liblightspark.so.0.5.0 found in none of the libraries.
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: symbol sys used by debian/liblightspark0.5/usr/lib/liblightspark.so.0.5.0 found in none of the libraries.
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libffi.so.5 could be avoided if "debian/liblightspark0.5/usr/lib/liblightspark.so.0.5.0" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libatk-1.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/liblightspark0.5/usr/lib/liblightspark.so.0.5.0" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libpcre.so.3 could be avoided if "debian/liblightspark0.5/usr/lib/liblightspark.so.0.5.0" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/liblightspark0.5/usr/lib/liblightspark.so.0.5.0" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libfreetype.so.6 could be avoided if "debian/liblightspark0.5/usr/lib/liblightspark.so.0.5.0" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libICE.so.6 could be avoided if "debian/liblightspark0.5/usr/lib/liblightspark.so.0.5.0" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libpangox-1.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/liblightspark0.5/usr/lib/liblightspark.so.0.5.0" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libglib-2.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/liblightspark0.5/usr/lib/liblightspark.so.0.5.0" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libXmu.so.6 could be avoided if "debian/liblightspark0.5/usr/lib/liblightspark.so.0.5.0" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgio-2.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/liblightspark0.5/usr/lib/liblightspark.so.0.5.0" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 could be avoided if "debian/liblightspark0.5/usr/lib/liblightspark.so.0.5.0" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgmodule...