The caveats are that we arent using the libarchive build system at all we are using our own. So I have no idea if we are defining everything we should or shouldn't and it would be rough to know what should be there until it breaks. That and the bad smell of duplicating another repo in our own.
On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Jordan Wilberding <[email protected]> wrote: > What are the caveats? > > On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Eric Merritt <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I am playing with removing the deps directory, well at least >> libarchive. The problem I am running into is that libarchive uses >> libtool to make its libraries which is not compatible with the normal >> non-libtool crap and waf does not support libtool well at all. >> >> I am pretty sure removing libarchive from being included in the app >> (and libz which would be required as well) is a good thing. A very >> good thing. However, I dont think it can easily be done with waf. That >> means converting to something else. Probably autotools hate, hate, >> hate them though I do. >> >> The other option is to leave libarchive in the dependencies, add libz >> and continue on. The upside there is it already works though with a >> bunch of caveats. I am a bit stuck as to the best way to go so I >> thought I would solicit opinions. >> >> Eric >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "erlware-dev" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/erlware-dev?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "erlware-dev" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/erlware-dev?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "erlware-dev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/erlware-dev?hl=en.
