[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] directfb -> pkg-config

[Enrico Weigelt]

* Rich Felker <dalias at aerifal.cx> schrieb:

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> This is because static SDL and Kerberos are incorrectly built. If they
> need numerous other libraries which the caller is not supposed to know
> about, these libraries should be _included_ in libSDL.a.

... which will end up in duplicate linkages if the caller also 
links in one of the included libraries ?

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> pkg-config is bad because it encourages people to make crap that's
> difficult to link correctly against. 

With this argumentation, you should also be against C, consequently.

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> Before pkg-config, it was so difficult to link against such crap 
> that no one would use it if you released such a monstrosity. 

Please give us a clear definition of "crap".


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