Hi pabs,

On Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:31:35 +0800 Paul Wise <p...@debian.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:30:44 +0800 Paul Wise wrote:
> > Please build the example programs in the example/ directory into a new
> > package called zxingcpp-tools or zxingcpp-example.
> 
> This is partially fixed in zxing-cpp 1.4.0-1~exp2 in NEW:
> 
> https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/zxing-cpp_1.4.0-1~exp2.html
> 
> Builds of the Qt and OpenCV examples are missing though.
> 
> I suggest this bug can be closed when they are added.

upstream advises against including the Qt and OpenCV examples in the produced
binaries. Could you give some context why you think they are useful?

https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp/issues/333#issuecomment-1368465074

> I actually would like to question this move, though: The two "examples"
> ZXingReader and ZXingWriter are truly useful as they showcase the library and
> allow someone to simply use/test it. They are also written to be feature
> complete and general. The Qt and OpenCV ones are not. They are only meant to
> give a short example code to help someone start coding. One could argue that
> the OpenCV example has some valid additional use as it opens a live video
> window capturing from a webcam and allowing some interactive testing. Anyway,
> I deliberately did not "install" them (see your latest patch).

What do you think?

cheers, josch

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