On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 19:09:04 +0300 Shachar Shemesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > >I am the RH package manager for Wine. > >My RPMS are indeed without BiDi support for now, as I was aiming for > >them to be rebuildable on any fully-updated (and nothing more) RH > >box. Of course, I can install the required libraries and build them > >with BiDi support if you push me to it :) > > > >Vincent > > > > > > > As all you have to do is have a local copy of the ICU library in order > > to get BiDi support in (and configure will autodetect it), I don't > think having your RPMs compiled with BiDi support will hurt in any > way. Your SRPMS will still be compilable on any platform (except, of > course, that the compiled version will not have BiDi support. That, > however, is up to each individual person). > I think you should be considering multiple, alternative packages. Yes, I know it is more work, but even the current packages have dependencies on things that some people consider un-necessary and avoidable. Far too many packagers seem to want to add everything including the kitchen sink in, the end result is packages that are a right royal PITA if you are trying to install on a small system.
