On 4/17/06, steven mestdagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tamo [2006-04-17, 19:39:09]: > > On 4/13/06, steven mestdagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > - can you get rid of the -1.0 suffix for the shared library names? > > > hint: avoid libtool's -release flag > > > - is it possible to remove the versions in directory names, i.e. > > > try to make scim-1.0 -> scim. (don't bother about gtk-2.0 though..) > > > > Well, I must have missed a FAQ. > > Could you please answer my question; > > For what reasons did you create the seventeen patches only to > > remove -1.0 siffixes? > > Just tried to make it comply with OpenBSD's library naming scheme, > that is all.
I got it. So I missed what "ports" means. ;) > > >From a newbie's point of view, such a large number of patches > > will make it harder to maintain the port. > > Maybe you can ask the authors not to hardcode -1.0 in their makefiles, > that might make it easier for us. Good point. Thanks! It would be nice if the suffix can be controlled with one or two variables. -- tamo
