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8.3 Static libraries
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The static library (‘libraryname.a’) is usually provided in addition to
the shared version.  It is placed into the development package (see
below).

In some cases, it is acceptable for a library to be available in static
form only; these cases include:

   - libraries for languages whose shared library support is immature or
     unstable

   - libraries whose interfaces are in flux or under development
     (commonly the case when the library’s major version number is zero,
     or where the ABI breaks across patchlevels)

   - libraries which are explicitly intended to be available only in
     static form by their upstream author(s)