[Kde-imaging] pkg-config and other stuff (fwd)

[Renchi Raju]

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Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:56:13 +0200
From: Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at free.fr>
To: Renchi Raju <renchi at pooh.tam.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Re: [Kde-imaging] pkg-config and other stuff

Le mardi 21 Septembre 2004 16:54, vous avez écrit :
> On Tue, 21 Sep 2004, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> > Le mardi 21 Septembre 2004 16:43, Renchi Raju a écrit :
> > > does anyone have any objections if i pkg-configify libkipi? if not, i
> > > will go ahead and do the necessary stuff.
> >
> > Perhaps after 0.1.0 ?
>
> right now there is no test for checking installation for libkipi if
> kipi-plugins is compiled from a separate tree than the libkipi, which will
> happen when distribution packagers start making tarballs for libkipi and
> kipi-plugins. and pkg-config will address that issue.
>
> > > also, gilles, what purpose does adding a banner to all the plugins
> > > serve. i don't like it because the kipi plugins are supposed to be
> > > integrated well with the host app and not be identifiable as distinct
> > > plugins.
> >
> > Hum, you can distinct the plugins by the KAbout integrated under each
> > plugin... Kipi plugins are dedicaced for multiple hosts, not for one...
>
> yes. but you have to click on the about button to get to know the details
> of the plugin, it should not be immediately apparent. even though
> kipi-plugins are meant to be used by multiple host applications, they are
> meant to be used as integrated into the host app, not standout as
> standalone apps.
>
> renchi

Hum, Jesper, Aurelien, your viewpoint please ?

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Gilles Caulier