2012/2/1 Jim Michaels <[email protected]>:
>  you know what's really interesting about directx?  it is the ONLY graphical
> API in future versions of windows.  GDI is going away.
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: JonY <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 2:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Mingw-w64-public] [PATCH 0/4] Enable DDK / Directx headers by
> default
>
> On 1/31/2012 16:27, Ozkan Sezer wrote:
>> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Kai Tietz <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>> 2012/1/31 Rafaël Carré <[email protected]>:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> This patch series enable DDK and Directx headers by default.
>>>> I need the dx headers to build VLC and it annoys me that i can't use
>>>> automated builds because they weren't enabled.
>>>>
>>>> There should be no reason to not distribute them, but leave an option
>>>> just in case.
>>>>
>>>> Thus, DDK and DirectX become separate enabled by default options, and
>>>> IDL
>>>> becomes a separate disabled by default option.
>>>>
>>>>  mingw-w64-headers/configure    |  86
>>>> +++++++++++++++++++--------------------
>>>>  mingw-w64-headers/configure.ac |  57 +++++++++++---------------
>>>>  2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 77 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I support this request.  At least direct-x headers - maybe even ddk -
>>> should be enabled by default.  There is no more good reason to disable
>>> direct-x by default.
>>>
>>> What's your opinion here?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Kai
>>
>> I support it too. We are already included several wine-originated
>> LGPL'ed files among the main headers therefore the dx headers
>> doesn't matter anymore.
>>
>
> Kai, as I recalled, you did not want them enabled by default because of
> license issues (LGPL?).
Well, as you said, it shouldn't be an isssue anymore.

> I am also in favor of allowing them by default, but please keep to the
> --enable-sdks=...., though I agree the idl option should be moved out.
Yes, I think this is necessary for backward compatiblity.

The revised patch looks ok to me.  Ozkan, Jonathan?

Regards,
Kai

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