The .la files
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Currently (v7.2) the .la files are still needed to make sure the .so files
are loaded by texi2any to speed up things. As of TeXInfo 7.2.x they are
not needed any more and can be left out. See

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-texinfo/2025-01/msg00000.html ff.

for details.
