After playing around a bit with getting it to build on my system, I think we are just going to have to go with autotools. It is no fun, I know, but I don't see the current way being very reliable.
On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Eric Merritt <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > -- 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.
