Can you explain why you think installing them as .so to /usr/lib changes in any way our responsibility for library versioning vs installing them as .kiface to /usr/bin? They still get installed with the whole package, reinstalled on upgrade, uninstalled on package removal, etc...
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 09:21:26AM -0500, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > I'm not opposed to this but once we head down this path, we will forever > be responsible for library versioning and any implications it has with > regard to multiple installed versions of kicad. I'm not sure we are > ready to open that can of worms just yet. Keep in mind that .kifaces > are not generic libraries, they can only be linked to a specific kicad > app. Link to the wrong .kiface and your sure to have issues. > > On 2/12/2017 2:01 PM, Chris Pavlina wrote: > > Please!!: > > > > - Move .kiface into $PREFIX/lib on linux, and the equivalent place on > > other systems > > > > - Rename them from _foo.kiface to foo.so on linux and osx and foo.dll on > > windows > > > > - Stop installing them with the executable bit set on linux! Presumably > > osx too. It's totally unnecessary for shared libs, and ESPECIALLY bad > > if they're in $PREFIX/bin. > > > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 07:49:36AM +1300, Simon Wells wrote: > >> As the kifaces are just shared objects/libraries is there any reason > >> they must be named .kiface instead of .so (or other name used on > >> system for dynamic libs), It seems to just be making things more > >> difficult and confusing when people see .kiface and have no ideaa what > >> it means. > >> > >> These should really not be place in bin/ on linux systems either as > >> its really not designed for that sort of thing > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >> Post to : [email protected] > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > Post to : [email protected] > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
