[Bug 2012437] [NEW] Ship a static libsystemd.a

[Serge Hallyn]

Public bug reported:

More and more things are requiring linking against libsystemd.  In
particular, because dbus is now linked against libsystemd, anything that
wants to make a dbus client call needs it.  By not shipping a static
libsystemd.a, all such users are prevented from building statically.
This includes tools like the lxc-init container init, and stacker
container build tool, which both want to be re-execed inside a container
which may have completely different - or no - distro.

With the attached debdiff, libsystemd-dev ships a libsystem.a so tools
can be built statically.

The package has been built (for lunar) with this debdiff at ppa:serge-
hallyn/systemd.

** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Attachment added: "debdiff against lunar's systemd package"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2012437/+attachment/5656400/+files/systemd_252.5-2ubuntu2.debdiff

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Title:
  Ship a static libsystemd.a

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  More and more things are requiring linking against libsystemd.  In
  particular, because dbus is now linked against libsystemd, anything
  that wants to make a dbus client call needs it.  By not shipping a
  static libsystemd.a, all such users are prevented from building
  statically.  This includes tools like the lxc-init container init, and
  stacker container build tool, which both want to be re-execed inside a
  container which may have completely different - or no - distro.

  With the attached debdiff, libsystemd-dev ships a libsystem.a so tools
  can be built statically.

  The package has been built (for lunar) with this debdiff at ppa:serge-
  hallyn/systemd.

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