Jack Howarth wrote: > The issue of build failures from development libraries > in /usr/local seems to come up endlessly. I have wondered > if there is some way that a 'strict' build mode could be > introduced into fink. The idea would be for packages known > to commonly suffer from this issue, the info file could > invoke a strict mode during the fink build process where > fink would first look for headers or static libraries in > /usr/local. If found, the build would abort with a clear > message that /usr/local needs to be moved aside. Unless > the package maintainer included the strict build keyword > in the info file, this check would not normally occur.
Can't the package itself just do this on its own during CompileScript? if -e /usr/local/include/evil.h ; echo "you need to move /usr/local" ; exit 1 No need to add extra code to fink and have it maintain an ever growing list of possibly offending headers/libraries. Hanspeter -- Hanspeter Niederstrasser hanspeter AT snaggledworks DOT com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
