Libraries/headers feature request

[Paul Surgeon]

I've been trying to convert my existing SDL/OpenGL/C++ project into a KDevelop 
project.

So far I have not managed to succeed in getting the SDL and OpenGL libraries 
into my project. I could take the easy way out and just add them to the 
compiler and linker options in KDevelop but that defeats the whole point of 
autoconf and automake.

The whole point in using autoconf and automake is to allow portability and 
hardcoding library and header paths into a KDevelop project is a no-no since 
the next person who tries to work with the project may have installed the 
libraries and headers elsewhere on his/her system.

I would really like to see KDevelop have a feature where is can automatically 
create the automake and autoconf macros in the acinclude.m4/acinclude.m4.in 
and configure.in/configure.in.in files by selecting the libraries and headers 
from a list.

The list of headers and libraries must be built from what is installed on the 
system and MUST NOT be a static list. The list building can be a once off 
process that happens during the setup but there must be an option to rebuild 
the list in case someone adds a library to their system.

As a developer I really don't have the time to mess around with autoconf and 
automake. In fact I really don't even want to know what's inside the makefile 
either. All I want to do is write my code add the libraries and headers to my 
project and press the compile/build button.  :-)

Please don't take this as a negative critism - KDevelop is great - it's just 
that I really think it should be easier like C++ Builder or Delphi.

Keep up the good work.
Paul Surgeon


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