On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:04:07 +0200 Roman Zimmermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Am Sonntag 29 April 2007 20:46 schrieb paul kölle: > > Roman Zimmermann wrote: > > > (without the ugly EXTRA_ECONF-hack)? > > > > I wonder why you call this an ugly hack? It seems to me everyone who > > wishes to avoid installing static libs is able to do so with a > > simple variable. Having such a feature exposed to the mainstream > > crowd without proper support by developers (testing and such) will > > not do any good. > > > > This is an ugly code since it's relies on econf which is - as an > implementation detail - only used for packages with ./configure. > (according to the ebuild howto). So it's not really a feature but a > lucky assumption that most packages know what to do with "./configure > --disable-static". Additionally handling exceptions with package.env > can be a pain. It is much less supported by tools than package.use > or .keywords. An alternative that doesn't rely on autotools would be using INSTALL_MASK. Marius -- Public Key at http://www.genone.de/info/gpg-key.pub In the beginning, there was nothing. And God said, 'Let there be Light.' And there was still nothing, but you could see a bit better.
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