Subject: Re: Whee
To: Charles M. Hannum <root@ihack.net>
From: Shyeah right. What am I gonna do with a gun rack? <greywolf@starwolf.starwolf.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 10/19/1998 09:58:45
"Charles M. Hannum" sez:
/*
*
* The GIMP didn't build correctly as of a few days ago; because it
* didn't include -L${LOCALBASE}, it was unable to find the tiff, png,
* jpeg and mpeg libraries.
*
* The following seems obviously right to me; if you're going to -R a
* directory, it makes no sense to not also -L it.
*
Indeed.
Could some kind soul explain to me why you'd want to use different
paths for -R and -L, seeing as -R is the run-time path and -L is the
link time path? When would these two be different? I've certainly
never run into such an instance of reality. I think I can see the
theory, but not the practice.
*/
--*greywolf;
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