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<para>There are also several files installed in the /usr/lib and /usr/libexec
directories with a file name extension of .la. These are "libtool archive"
- files. As already said, they are only useful when linking with static
- libraries. They are unneeded when using ELF dynamic shared libraries, and
- it's known they can cause BLFS packages fail to build.
- To remove them, run:</para>
+ files. As already said, on a modern Linux system the libtool .la files are
+ only useful for libltdl. No libraries in LFS are expected to be loaded
+ by libltdl, and it's known that some .la files can cause BLFS packages
+ fail to build. Remove those files now:</para>
<screen><userinput>find /usr/lib /usr/libexec -name \*.la -delete</userinput></screen>