Branden Robinson wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 03:52:46PM +0200, Sven LUTHER wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 03:19:21PM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > Mark Paton wrote: > > > > > > > Does anyone object to adding the GLU (OpenGL utility library) to XF86 ? > > > > > > On the contrary. I'm currently having the problem of a missing libGLU with > > > Branden's phase2 .debs . > > > > This will be solved by a standalone libGLU package compiled from the mesa > > source though. > > > > It would indeed be easier if libGLU came with X. > > Well, if it is decided to put linGLU in XFree86, I can ship it in my > xlibgl1 and xlibgl-dev packages, and James Treacy (our Mesa maintainer) > doesn't have to split out libGLU. Typically, Debian minimizes the number > of shared libraries in any one package. > > I'd particularly like the input of Brian Paul on this issue. Brian, do you > feel that libGL, libGLU, and libOSMesa should all occupy separate packages > in Debian, or should they be rolled together? My first inclination in to > have these 3 libs in separate packages, especially since there may be > multiple implementations packaged. That is why I have "xlibgl1" and > "xlibosmesa3". But I haven't officially released XFree86 4.x .debs yet, so > if I need to change my approach, now is the time to do it.
I guess I'd put them in one package. You might also add libGLw.a (the Xt/OpenGL drawing area widget). -Brian
