Well, that was the idea... I suppose that typical config.h files might differ between the two, but other than that, I can't think of a case where the header files would be different.
But, it's not a *requirement*, just a lack-of-caffeine-induced-delirium-idea... G Garrett Serack | Open Source Software Developer | Microsoft Corporation I don't make the software you use; I make the software you use better on Windows. -----Original Message----- From: coapp-developers-bounces+garretts=microsoft....@lists.launchpad.net [mailto:coapp-developers-bounces+garretts=microsoft....@lists.launchpad.net] On Behalf Of Olaf van der Spek Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 9:00 AM To: William A. Rowe Jr. Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Coapp-developers] Bundling x64 and x86 binaries in the same library package? On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 5:38 PM, William A. Rowe Jr. <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4/16/2010 9:59 AM, Garrett Serack wrote: >> For Library packages (static and dynamic) I’m wondering if we >> shouldn’t just put both variants in the same package—still installing >> the WinSxS binaries appropriately, and putting the .lib files in the correct >> spot. >> >> This would actually conserve disk-space, since the x64 and x86 >> versions of the packages could share include & doc directories, and >> we could use symlinks for that. > > Don't go there. > > This is the source of most OS/X pain; the fact that Apple has stacked > the single unified binaries. Many open source include files simply > don't and can't cope with this, and many patches that would enable > this on OS/X are rejected out of hand because the model is broken with > respect to particular open source projects :) Putting both variants in one package doesn't mean both variants should use the same include files, does it? Olaf _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~coapp-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~coapp-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~coapp-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~coapp-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
