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Subject: RE: [forum] XFree86 modularization
From: Charles Goodwin <charles.goodwin () credit1 ! co ! uk>
Date: 2003-05-09 15:32:36
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From: David Dawes [mailto:dawes@XFree86.Org]
Sent: 09 May 2003 16:13
To: forum@XFree86.Org
Subject: Re: [forum] XFree86 modularization
On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 07:51:00AM -0700, Jim.Gettys@hp.com wrote:
>David,
>
>My point wasn't that a version of Freetype shouldn't be included in the
>distribution, but that building and installing it by default on platforms
>where it is inappropriate causes trouble. Having a version available known
That's a build-time configuration issue. I've been advocating on
and off for a while now an "auto-generated platform.cf" enhancement
to the existing build system, which if done correctly would deal
with the vast majority of issues like this (and others) without
the level of work that would be required to replace the entire
build/config system.
David
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: David Dawes [<A \
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 07:51:00AM -0700, Jim.Gettys@hp.com \
wrote:</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>David,</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>My point wasn't that a version of Freetype shouldn't be included \
in the</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>distribution, but that building and installing it \
by default on platforms</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>where it is inappropriate causes \
trouble. Having a version available known</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>That's a build-time configuration issue. I've been advocating \
on</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>and off for a while now an "auto-generated \
platform.cf" enhancement</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>to the existing build system, \
which if done correctly would deal</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>with the vast majority of \
issues like this (and others) without</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>the level of work that \
would be required to replace the entire</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>build/config \
system.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>David</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>David Dawes</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Founder/committer/developer \
The XFree86 Project</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>www.XFree86.org/~dawes</FONT>
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