On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Evan Stade<[email protected]> wrote:
> Currently chromium compiles and uses its own libjpeg. There is a
> typedef type "boolean" which defaults to unsigned char. On linux we've
> run into a problem with this because GTK is also compiled against
> libjpeg, but expects boolean to be int. GTK ends up using our libjpeg,
> and that causes problems. The possible solutions include
>
> a) using the system libjpeg (at least on linux, if not the other
> platforms as well)
> b) compiling our libjpeg with boolean = int (at least on linux)
> c) packaging our own version of gtk along with chrome (ha ha ha ha)
> d) somehow use the system libjpeg for gtk, and our libjpeg for chrome
e) rename all symbols in our version of libjpeg, like was done in
libpng (see third_party/libpng/pngusr.h)

Just so all options are on the table.

> Of course our code that uses libjpeg directly (jpec_codec.cc) will
> only work with one or the other, which I guess is why we package
> libjpeg with chrome in the first place. Dan Kegel asserts that (a) is
> the correct solution, and cites the LSB as defining boolean = int:
> <http://refspecs.linux-foundation.org/LSB_3.1.0/LSB-Desktop-generic/LSB-Desktop-generic/libjpeg-ddefs.html>.
> Any objections to doing this? Additionally, any build system oriented
> folk want to assist with making this switch?
>
> -- Evan Stade
>
> >
>

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