Re: [PATCH] builds libs by default with full RPATH

2008-01-03 Thread Dirk Mueller
On Sunday 16 December 2007, Alexander Neundorf wrote: Pros: libs should always have the correct RPATH why do they need a rpath at all? only because some people have conflicting libraries installed and forget to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH? Greetings, Dirk

Re: [PATCH] builds libs by default with full RPATH

2008-01-03 Thread Alexander Neundorf
On Thursday 03 January 2008, Dirk Mueller wrote: On Sunday 16 December 2007, Alexander Neundorf wrote: Pros: libs should always have the correct RPATH why do they need a rpath at all? only because some people have conflicting libraries installed and forget to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH? Because

Re: [PATCH] builds libs by default with full RPATH

2008-01-03 Thread Thiago Macieira
Dirk Mueller wrote: On Sunday 16 December 2007, Alexander Neundorf wrote: Pros: libs should always have the correct RPATH why do they need a rpath at all? only because some people have conflicting libraries installed and forget to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH? Because people don't modify

Re: [PATCH] builds libs by default with full RPATH

2007-12-24 Thread David Faure
On Saturday 22 December 2007, Thiago Macieira wrote: If he cannot modify /etc/ld.so.conf and cannot install libraries to /usr/lib or somewhere where ld.so.conf points to, then he'd end up with a KDE that doesn't run. Well, he can also just set LD_LIBRARY_PATH :-) (but I agree that RUNPATH

Re: [PATCH] builds libs by default with full RPATH

2007-12-22 Thread Thiago Macieira
Michael Biebl wrote: 2007/12/16, Alexander Neundorf [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, attached you can find a small patch which changes the default value of the option KDE4_USE_ALWAYS_FULL_RPATH from OFF to ON. A better name for that option would be KDE_BUILD_LIBS_WITH_RPATH, then I wouldn't have to

Re: [PATCH] builds libs by default with full RPATH

2007-12-20 Thread Andreas Hartmetz
Am Donnerstag 20 Dezember 2007 04:53:20 schrieb Michael Pyne: On Wednesday 19 December 2007, Andreas Hartmetz wrote: And I might add - why are we using RPATH again? Why are search paths not good enough? Do the advantages really outweigh the disadvantages? If yes, is it still true if all KDE

Re: [PATCH] builds libs by default with full RPATH

2007-12-19 Thread Andreas Hartmetz
Am Donnerstag 20 Dezember 2007 04:00:12 schrieb Michael Biebl: 2007/12/16, Alexander Neundorf [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, attached you can find a small patch which changes the default value of the option KDE4_USE_ALWAYS_FULL_RPATH from OFF to ON. A better name for that option would be

Re: [PATCH] builds libs by default with full RPATH

2007-12-19 Thread Michael Pyne
On Wednesday 19 December 2007, Andreas Hartmetz wrote: And I might add - why are we using RPATH again? Why are search paths not good enough? Do the advantages really outweigh the disadvantages? If yes, is it still true if all KDE libraries are installed in /usr/lib as all distros do now or

[PATCH] builds libs by default with full RPATH

2007-12-16 Thread Alexander Neundorf
Hi, attached you can find a small patch which changes the default value of the option KDE4_USE_ALWAYS_FULL_RPATH from OFF to ON. A better name for that option would be KDE_BUILD_LIBS_WITH_RPATH, then I wouldn't have to explain what it does. Pros: libs should always have the correct RPATH Cons: