Re: [fltk.development] include symlinks

2008-11-05 Thread MacArthur, Ian (SELEX GALILEO, UK)
> So, which one should be used: The symbolic link (Fl/*.h) or > the hard link > (FL/*.H)? > > I have been using: > > #include > > Now I am wondering if I should be using the symbolic links instead? Use the real one. The symlinks are a workaround for code brought over from Windows ports that

Re: [fltk.development] include symlinks

2008-11-05 Thread Alvin
imacarthur wrote: > > On 4 Nov 2008, at 18:09, Maik Beckmann wrote: > >> The >> Fl -> FL >> *.h -> *.H >> stuff looks pretty scary to me. I've never encountered such stuff >> before. >> Why do we do it? > > History. Backwards compatibility. > In particular, it often allows (badly written) co

Re: [fltk.development] include symlinks

2008-11-04 Thread Maik Beckmann
imacarthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On 4 Nov 2008, at 18:09, Maik Beckmann wrote: > > > The > > Fl -> FL > > *.h -> *.H > > stuff looks pretty scary to me. I've never encountered such stuff > > before. > > Why do we do it? > > History. Backwards compatibility. > In particular, it

Re: [fltk.development] include symlinks

2008-11-04 Thread imacarthur
On 4 Nov 2008, at 18:09, Maik Beckmann wrote: > The > Fl -> FL > *.h -> *.H > stuff looks pretty scary to me. I've never encountered such stuff > before. > Why do we do it? History. Backwards compatibility. In particular, it often allows (badly written) code ported from win32 or OSX syste

[fltk.development] include symlinks

2008-11-04 Thread Maik Beckmann
The Fl -> FL *.h -> *.H stuff looks pretty scary to me. I've never encountered such stuff before. Why do we do it? Thanks, -- Maik ___ fltk-dev mailing list fltk-dev@easysw.com http://lists.easysw.com/mailman/listinfo/fltk-dev