Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote: > On Tue, 22 May 2007 15:44:37 +0200 David Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote: >>> On Mon, 21 May 2007 16:34:53 +0200 David Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled: >>> >>> Christopher Michael wrote: >>> >>> This is a file list of the e17-wlan package, a module which is working: >>> >>> /opt/e17/lib/enlightenment/modules/wlan/e-module-wlan.edj >>> /opt/e17/lib/enlightenment/modules/wlan/linux-gnu-x86_64/module.a >>> /opt/e17/lib/enlightenment/modules/wlan/linux-gnu-x86_64/module.so >>> /opt/e17/lib/enlightenment/modules/wlan/module.desktop >>> /opt/e17/lib/enlightenment/modules/wlan/wlan.edj >>> /opt/e17/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/wlan.mo >>> /opt/e17/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/wlan.mo >>> /opt/e17/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/wlan.mo >>> /opt/e17/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/wlan.mo >>> /opt/e17/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/wlan.mo >>> >>>> sloppy packaging. why package the module.a files? they are entirely >>>> unneeded. als e-module-wlan.edje seems out of place - it's not in the src. >> This is neither more nor less than is put in place with a "make >> DESTDIR=$tempdir install", where tempdir is then turned into a .tar.gz >> containing the above files. If it's sloppy packaging, it's sloppy >> installing on the part of the Makefile. Or is there a reason that I >> should exclude specific files that "make install" has included? > > yes. modules should exclude *.a files. libtool insists on creating them and > installing them because it thinks its needed as we will then use them (libtldl > in theory can in combination with module.la). note that the sample package > files for e17 remove any .a's for modules > same for evas and emotion. > >> David Moore Raster,
I do have to (respectfully) disagree with you on this one. I just checked the "official" E modules installations, and they are also installing module.a files in /usr/lib/enlightenment/modules/<module>. dh ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
