From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Kastrup Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: new image library "requirements" Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:30:02 +0200 Message-ID: <868xafqe11.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> References: <87wsy3qw87.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <46761FA4.8090403@swipnet.se> <18038.8602.106679.989184@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> <86vedl1zrw.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <4678C00C.9080502@swipnet.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1182324617 17987 80.91.229.12 (20 Jun 2007 07:30:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:30:17 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Eli Zaretskii , rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Jan =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dj=E4rv?= Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jun 20 09:30:16 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1I0udo-0003SU-9V for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:30:12 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1I0udn-0000SP-QM for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:30:11 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I0udi-0000SK-VL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:30:07 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I0udh-0000S8-IN for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:30:05 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1I0udh-0000S5-Cc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:30:05 -0400 Original-Received: from pc3.berlin.powerweb.de ([62.67.228.11]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1I0udg-0004tT-OF for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:30:05 -0400 Original-Received: from quinscape.de (dslnet.212-29-44.ip210.dokom.de [212.29.44.210] (may be forged)) by pc3.berlin.powerweb.de (8.9.3p3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA25369 for ; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:30:03 +0200 X-Delivered-To: Original-Received: (qmail 5022 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2007 07:30:02 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO lola.quinscape.zz) ([10.0.3.43]) (envelope-sender ) by ns.quinscape.de (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 20 Jun 2007 07:30:02 -0000 Original-Received: by lola.quinscape.zz (Postfix, from userid 1001) id B5AE08EA27; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:30:02 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <4678C00C.9080502@swipnet.se> ("Jan =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dj=E4rv=22?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?'s?= message of "Wed\, 20 Jun 2007 07\:50\:04 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.51 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:73388 Archived-At: Jan Dj=E4rv writes: > X development libraries are required before we even look for these > image libraries. There is no such thing as image support without X, > except for W32 and OSX, and those platforms don't use the image > libraries we check for. > > As stated earlier, it is probably a mistake to compile for X without > image support. Also, as has been said before, it is hard to look for > X support if the development libraries for X is missing, even if we > use the heuristic posted by David Kastrup. Crosscompiling is one > problem. People who do crosscompilation are _required_ to have a clue about the difference of development libraries and system libraries. No need pampering for them, even though something more explicit like the previous Yes/No list might be worthwhile. The people we have to be concerned with are native compilers, those that start with a tarball in order to arrive at a working Emacs on their current system. --=20 David Kastrup