From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.6 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48,DMARC_NONE, FSL_HELO_NON_FQDN_1,HELO_NO_DOMAIN,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from as1-4-5-1.han.s.bonet.se ([194.236.131.211] helo=fry) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15vpaW-0005me-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Mon, 22 Oct 2001 18:38:37 -0600 Received: from fry (fry [127.0.0.1]) by fry (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB016ECDDF for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 02:37:42 +0200 (CEST) Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Multiple kdelibs From: Mikael Hallendal To: "Gentoo Dev." In-Reply-To: <20011022195617.A25333@nutopia.org> References: <0GLK00823ON0GB@mxout2.netvision.net.il> <0GLM008HKJ5FP1@mxout1.netvision.net.il> <1003783227.476.16.camel@fry> <0GLM008J1LJJVD@mxout1.netvision.net.il> <1003790296.476.21.camel@fry> <20011022195617.A25333@nutopia.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-5F7w9w4lnGe7iX9gRqRf" X-Mailer: Evolution/0.15 (Preview Release) Message-Id: <1003797462.507.34.camel@fry> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon Oct 22 18:39:01 2001 X-Original-Date: 23 Oct 2001 02:37:42 +0200 X-Archives-Salt: 76c41aa7-0ecf-4ad7-9b6b-87d6f2fc7832 X-Archives-Hash: 235ce7b692ba1197d0b72a3ddc18c7ec --=-5F7w9w4lnGe7iX9gRqRf Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable tis 2001-10-23 klockan 01.56 skrev Nathaniel Grady: > I think there are probably binary name colisions between various kde > versions, not just libraries. For example kdm? I havn't actually > verified this as i don't actually have >1 version of kde at the moment > but didn't kde-1.x have kdm as well kde-2?=20 Hmm.. a binary that are in both version should only be installed once. Ie. you install the libraries for kde-2 and kde-3 but only kdm for kde-3.=20 > Despite what the LHS sais I've very partial to /opt/kdeX scheme. All=20 > apps compiled against *that* kde version should go into that version > so if you have apps of the same name copiled against different > versions of kde you'll always get the right one. When would you want to do this. If an app works fine in the latest KDE-release then just compile it against that release. > When I used to use LFS I did someting like this (like 2 summers ago) > because I had apps that were never ported to kde2 that I still used... This is solved by always keep kde-libs 2 and 3 installed. > Maybe someone should write one of the LFS people and ask if they had=20 > thoughts on how distros were to deal with this issue and / or make > them aware that /opt/kdeX and /opt/gnomeX and the like maybe are a > better idea than "put everying in /usr"?=20 Just to clearify, this is just about KDE, the GNOME developers are making sure that you can install GNOME 1 and GNOME 2 in the same prefix, ie. They name the library-files different and they add the headers in a version-dependent way. KDE should fix this too. Also, we have determined already that /opt is for binary packages only. Therefor putting KDE there is not an option. =20 Now I'm off to bed. Regards, Mikael Hallendal --=20 Mikael Hallendal Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Leader CodeFactory AB, Stockholm, Sweden --=20 Mikael Hallendal micke@codefactory.se CodeFactory AB http://www.codefactory.se/ Office: +46 (0)8 587 583 05 Cell: +46 (0)709 718 918 --=-5F7w9w4lnGe7iX9gRqRf Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQA71LvWm0/ts8TQAWgRAuJ4AKCF883m2jRpMYVBgrs2X6Gk7YCsNgCfWLoZ otDQ0faJ+Xq3nrJy1TbcXaw= =QJ8L -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-5F7w9w4lnGe7iX9gRqRf--