This topic has been discussed ad nauseum on the qt groups as well as
some of the redhat groups. Just add a symlink from /usr/include/qt2
to /usr/lib/qt2/include. That should probably make everyone happy.
--John Cavanaugh
On Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 08:33:36AM -0700, Snail Talk wrote:
>
> Yo,
>
>
> --- Christopher Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > I think this being "screwed up" is open for debate.
> > Please let me know
> > what isn't working for you?
> >
>
>
> path convention :), actually a bit more serious than
> that. include files should go in /usr/include
> /usr/local/include, it's always been teh convention, i
> don't think it would be very nice if we break it.
> besides, it's not just about cooker, others may be
> compiling their own apps and specifying the include in
> /usr/include
>
>
>
> > Placing the files in /usr/include/qt2 makes it
> > impossible to user the
> > QTDIR variable when compiling aps that require it.
> > licq has also been
> > recompiled and fixed.
> >
>
>
>
> i see. but licq is in the distro, how about other qt2
> apps that some users may be using that are _OUT_ of
> the distro? you'll be breaking those. and users won't
> like that.
>
>
>
> > As it is QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt2 works well. Nothing
> > seems to be broke. Final
> > test: KDE2 compiles very well.
> >
> > I also have uploaded a fix last night as I forgot a
> > linked file.
> >
>
>
>
>
> let's say we go for a compromise? let's put the files
> in /usr/include/qt2, and we do a symlink in /usr/lib ?
> i'm saying that the files should go in
> /usr/include/qt2 (and i think it's important that they
> go there), because that's where they belong. i
> particularly don't like the idea of finding header
> files in /usr/lib ...urgh. but having a symlink in
> /usr/lib/qt2 --> /usr/include/qt2 will, as you say,
> simpify compilation of applications since you can use
> the env variable now.
>
>
> Snail.
>
>
>
>
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