Imlib2 (was: Re: Request for review: Enlightenment DR17 + EFL)

[Didier Casse]

On 5/30/05, Michael Schwendt <bugs.michael at gmx.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 30 May 2005 10:31:05 +0800, Didier Casse wrote:
> 
> > On 5/30/05, Michael Schwendt <bugs.michael at gmx.net> wrote:
> > > On Sun, 29 May 2005 14:13:56 -0400, John Ellson wrote:
> > >
> > > > I tried to rpmbuild -ba imlib2.spec on an x64_64 machine and I
> > > > needed to add --libdir=%{_libdir} to the./autogen.sh line to get
> > > > the libraries to install in /usr/lib64/ properly.    Once I added this
> > > > it built OK.
> > > > I looked at a couple of other .spec files and I think they all have the
> > > > same problem.
> > >
> > > There is imlib2 in Fedora Extras already.
> > >
> > > To split Imlib2 into 15 (!) packages is very unusual sub-package
> > > inflation IMO.  Directories %{_libdir}/imlib2/, %{_libdir}/imlib2/filters/
> > > and %{_libdir}/imlib2/loaders are not included, btw.
> > >
> >
> > Dear Michael,
> >
> > Well we differentiate between the different imlib_loaders. ;-)
> >
> > If you prefer to package them as imlib2_loaders-xxx.rpm. This can also
> > be done. But remember that a normal user needs only the 3 basic
> > loaders (jpeg, png argb) to run DR17.
> 
> Via explicit package dependencies in every package which needs Imlib2?
> This is ugly.
> 
Hi Michael,

I just peeked at imlib2.spec in extras. Well you decided to link the
loaders to the main lib. This packing is fine with me. ;-)

-- 
Cheers,
Didier.

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Didier F.B Casse
PhD candidate, Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS)
National University of Singapore.