[Kst] The stand-alone GetData and kst

[Barth Netterfield]

On Friday 24 October 2008 17:50:10 D. V. Wiebe wrote:
> How about this (this is basically A1c, with an extra configure check):
>
> 1. Minimally fix the buggy code in /datasources/dirfile/getdata.c

Or not....

> 2. At configure time, if an external getdata library is detected, use
> the exteral library, otherwise, use this getdata.c shipped with kst.

This is easy to do.  Basically make a new dirfile data source which uses the 
new library (A1a).  Configure decides which one to use.

> This has the advantage of being fully functional for users of the
> stand-alone GetData, while permitting Planck to keep their status quo,
> by simply not installing the new library.

Worry.... now we have two dirfile data sources which might have bugs.
But... there have been few bugs in the old getdata... just missing features.

cbn