[Geotiff] cmake based build: why shared _and_ static?

[Mario Emmenlauer]

Is this an acceptable patch?

On 09.12.2017 14:51, Mario Emmenlauer wrote:
> Dear geotiff developers,
> 
> thanks for the very nice software. A small question: why is the default
> for cmake to build the shared and static version of the library? I would
> prefer if only one would be built. I can use cmake's BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
> option to pick. This is mostly the default for other software.
> 
> For me, this would also help to address the problem that MSVC Windows
> names the import library identical to the static library by default.
> libgeotiff solves this by changing the import library name, but this
> opens a can of worms for me downstream.
> 
> Its not a huge problem because I can fix the issue myself and maintain
> a small patch. But maybe it would be more "standard" if libgeotiff
> just used cmake's BUILD_SHARED_LIBS?
> 
> All the best,
> 
>     Mario Emmenlauer


All the best,

    Mario Emmenlauer


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