On Friday, 18 June 2010, at 10:52:22 (-0400), Jeff Johnson wrote: > (aside) > Instead of a #define version, I typically us a "de facto" check > for POPT in compatibilities. E.g. in order to use POPT 2.0 > in rpm-5.3.2 I'll likely do > #if defined(POPT_ARGFLAG_CALCULATOR) > ... this is POPT 2.0 ... > #else > ... this is NOT POPT 2.0 ... > #endif
I've always preferred this technique myself. Versioning macros and such often fail to account for things like SVN snapshots or human error. Always better to look for what you're actually trying to *use*. Michael -- Michael Jennings (a.k.a. KainX) http://www.kainx.org/ <m...@kainx.org> Linux Server/Cluster Admin, LBL.gov Author, Eterm (www.eterm.org) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again." -- Alexander Pope, "An Essay on Criticism" ______________________________________________________________________ POPT Library http://rpm5.org Developer Communication List popt-devel@rpm5.org
