Matthieu Herrb <matthieu.herrb@laas.fr> writes:

>  > ./usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libxf8_32bpp.a
>  > 
>  > If not perhaps we shouldn't install them and remove them from the set
>  > lists? xfree really isn't my thing so I don't know.
> 
> They are loaded by the XFree86 X server at runtime if the X server
> needs on of them. 

The X server is loading .a files (ar archives, confirmed by file(1) on
my machine) at runtime? Not .so files? That's pretty unusual. Is it
invoking ld(1) at runtime to do it?

        - Nathan