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Re: gnome-randr-applet and Xfree86 4.3.0 ...



On Fre, 2003-04-04 at 00:57, Daniel Stone wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 03:44:28PM +0200, Sven Luther scrawled:
> > On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 11:21:36PM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote:
> 
> > > Except that it will be uninstallable and unbuildable for
> > > everything/everyone that doesn't have 4.3. If you look at my
> > > xlibs.shlibs, you'll notice that I've already done all the necessary
> > > work here.
> > 
> > And ? What is the problem with that ? They are unbuildable because your
> > package are not in the archive. They are uninstallable on people not
> > using 4.3, but that is ok, since if you don't run 4.3, it would be
> > meaningless to use them ... A, i suppose you mean the problem for
> > package which can be built with or without 4.3 support ?
> 
> *sigh*. Imagine this.
> 
> Qt has a compile-time ./configure check for Xrandr. If it finds it, it
> enables a few Xrandr related features, and links with Xrandr.
> 
> Qt gets built with 4.3 and uploaded. Now you have to have 4.3 to run any
> Qt app.

Why would Qt (or anything, for that matter) be built against 4.3? If that
happens, it's either for experimental as well, or the uploader(s) will get
bugs about it and should learn to use tools like pbuilder.


> > > large, running through large swathes of patches, asking his opinion on
> > > them, and every now and then, posing a few questions on how to do
> > > something or rather, as well as a bit of personal communication.
> > > 
> > > I assure you it would bore you to tears. Really.
> > 
> > Yes, probably, but then i can just skip it if need be, and come to it
> > later one if needed.
> 
> So it's more work for all of us, for no advantage?

If the increased potential for people to jump in doesn't count as an
advantage...


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Earthling Michel Dänzer   \  Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer
Software libre enthusiast  \     http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer



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