From kde-core-devel  Mon Apr 08 15:39:47 2002
From: Michael Matz <matz () kde ! org>
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 15:39:47 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: SVG icons
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=101828076531209

Hi,

On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, David Faure wrote:

> Yes, I'm reaction too, to the addition of half a lib to kdecore (half
> meaning that it's still a bit big, but since it's stripped from the
> real one, it can't even be used by the rest of the KDE code which
> needs the complete libart).
>
> What about going either one way or the other, but not something in the
> middle? This means: either using libart when installed (but has it
> been released yet? which other project uses it?) or having our own
> libkart in kdecore, that other apps can use (with headers and symbols
> renamed, to avoid clashes, just like we did with libkICE).

And I think the latter is even worse than the former.  libkICE is more a
bug than a feature, we shouldn't repeat it (also it's different, it will
not be installed, not even headers).  Use libart if installed, provide a
copy in the beloved (from me) kdesupport, but don't include it into
kdelibs.


Ciao,
Michael.