[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Use pkgconfig for dirac libs

[Uoti Urpala]

On Wed, 2008-10-22 at 07:29 +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 01:13:51AM +0200, Chris Hills wrote:
> > Since pkgconfig is used for dirac cflags, it makes sense to also use it  
> > for libs, in-line with libschroedinger.
> 
> Absolutely not, using pkg-config at all is a workaround for libdirac's
> horrid include path design.  They have 3 directories for 5 header files.
> Unfortunately the fact that nobody else does this did not tell them
> anything...

Whatever the include path design is, using pkg-config is a positive
thing and using it more would be an improvement. The hostile attitude
some people here have against it is misguided.