On Tuesday, 28 March 2006 at 19:52, Andreas Metzler wrote: > why is this severity important, sounds like wishlist to me.
Well, maybe 'important' is too high, but I don't think 'wishlist' really fits. I have tried to compile a program (the cvs version of cegui) where ./configure checks for libpcre via pkg-config, and doesn't find it, even after installing the elevopment package. I have manually copied the .pc file and everything works. Now what will someone do who doesn't know how to investigate a failed ./configure run? In my opinion this fits the description of 'important' ("a bug which has a major effect on the usability of a package, without rendering it completely unusable to everyone"), depending on the definition of 'major'. > Is it actually a good thing to ship the pc-file, therefore suggesting > to actually use pkg-config for finding pcre? We have done well > without using it for pcre for three major releases, and I seem to > recall that pkg-config is still a major source for unneeded linking > against indirect dependencies, mainly due to #340904. I guess that's more for debian-devel, I only know that there are programs that check for libpcre via pkg-config. Christian Ohm -- Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died. -- Erma Bombeck -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]