Comments on: C, headers http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/2008/07/c-headers/ Programming for Mac and Web Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stuart Herbert http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/2008/07/c-headers/comment-page-1/#comment-51447 Stuart Herbert Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:06:19 +0000 http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/?p=84#comment-51447 Hi Alexey, You're trying to fight decades of UNIX tradition here :( Two options that are useful: 1) Run separate chroot environments for each of your different build combinations. Takes time to setup, and eats disk space, but once setup, they are less frustrating than trying to mix and match the way you are. 2) Run separate Xen based virtual machines for each of your different build combinations :) Hope that helps, Stu Hi Alexey,

You’re trying to fight decades of UNIX tradition here :( Two options that are useful:

1) Run separate chroot environments for each of your different build combinations. Takes time to setup, and eats disk space, but once setup, they are less frustrating than trying to mix and match the way you are.
2) Run separate Xen based virtual machines for each of your different build combinations :)

Hope that helps,
Stu

]]> By: indeyets http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/2008/07/c-headers/comment-page-1/#comment-51034 indeyets Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:43:59 +0000 http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/?p=84#comment-51034 autotools work on other level. They help to locate headers and libraries, but in the end, I still will be left with: "gcc -I/sw/include -I/usr/include …" and if for compilation of this exact file I need 1 file from /usr, other from /sw, but similiar (but other versions) files exist in both package-roots I will end with both files from /sw used, and autotools won't be able to help me autotools work on other level. They help to locate headers and libraries, but in the end, I still will be left with:

“gcc -I/sw/include -I/usr/include …”

and if for compilation of this exact file I need 1 file from /usr, other from /sw, but similiar (but other versions) files exist in both package-roots I will end with both files from /sw used, and autotools won’t be able to help me

]]> By: Jay Pipes http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/2008/07/c-headers/comment-page-1/#comment-51029 Jay Pipes Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:19:17 +0000 http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/?p=84#comment-51029 "Anyway, FHS doesn’t help in resolution of conflicting C-libraries" True, but what about using autotools? Surely the AC_ macros can work some wonders here? Not the easiest or most intuitive to learn, but I bet they'd be able to solve much of these problems... Cheers! -jay “Anyway, FHS doesn’t help in resolution of conflicting C-libraries”

True, but what about using autotools? Surely the AC_ macros can work some wonders here? Not the easiest or most intuitive to learn, but I bet they’d be able to solve much of these problems…

Cheers!

-jay

]]> By: indeyets http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/2008/07/c-headers/comment-page-1/#comment-50708 indeyets Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:18:55 +0000 http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/?p=84#comment-50708 Bill: it doesn't really help, if you need to manage independent package-roots. FHS is good for end-users and for developers of single-packages. Anyway, FHS doesn't help in resolution of conflicting C-libraries Bill: it doesn’t really help, if you need to manage independent package-roots.

FHS is good for end-users and for developers of single-packages.

Anyway, FHS doesn’t help in resolution of conflicting C-libraries

]]> By: Bill Karwin http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/2008/07/c-headers/comment-page-1/#comment-50704 Bill Karwin Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:26:39 +0000 http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/?p=84#comment-50704 You should check out the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (http://proton.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html). It might help you manage the software more easily if you follow the guidelines in that standard. You should check out the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (http://proton.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html). It might help you manage the software more easily if you follow the guidelines in that standard.

]]> By: indeyets http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/2008/07/c-headers/comment-page-1/#comment-50679 indeyets Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:40:49 +0000 http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/?p=84#comment-50679 thanks, Adriano. fixed thanks, Adriano. fixed

]]> By: Adriano http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/2008/07/c-headers/comment-page-1/#comment-50678 Adriano Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:37:41 +0000 http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/?p=84#comment-50678 Good post, man. Only one thing: you write "complexity arouses". 'arouses' doesn't mean what you think. It especially doesn't mean "arises". Good post, man. Only one thing: you write “complexity arouses”. ‘arouses’ doesn’t mean what you think. It especially doesn’t mean “arises”.

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