Imlib2 (was: Re: Request for review: Enlightenment DR17 + EFL)

[Michael Schwendt]

On Mon, 30 May 2005 10:31:05 +0800, Didier Casse wrote:

> On 5/30/05, Michael Schwendt <bugs.michael at gmx.net> wrote:
> > On Sun, 29 May 2005 14:13:56 -0400, John Ellson wrote:
> > 
> > > I tried to rpmbuild -ba imlib2.spec on an x64_64 machine and I
> > > needed to add --libdir=%{_libdir} to the./autogen.sh line to get
> > > the libraries to install in /usr/lib64/ properly.    Once I added this
> > > it built OK.
> > > I looked at a couple of other .spec files and I think they all have the
> > > same problem.
> > 
> > There is imlib2 in Fedora Extras already.
> > 
> > To split Imlib2 into 15 (!) packages is very unusual sub-package
> > inflation IMO.  Directories %{_libdir}/imlib2/, %{_libdir}/imlib2/filters/
> > and %{_libdir}/imlib2/loaders are not included, btw.
> > 
> 
> Dear Michael,
> 
> Well we differentiate between the different imlib_loaders. ;-)
> 
> If you prefer to package them as imlib2_loaders-xxx.rpm. This can also
> be done. But remember that a normal user needs only the 3 basic
> loaders (jpeg, png argb) to run DR17.

Via explicit package dependencies in every package which needs Imlib2?
This is ugly.

> The principle of splitting is not to download the whole thing. What do
> you propose as an alternative?