Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 14:10:51 +0100 From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: Simon Barner <barner@in.tum.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to find a library Message-ID: <20030425131050.GA84423@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <20030425110334.GB594@zi025.glhnet.mhn.de> References: <20030425035625.GB81840@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20030425110334.GB594@zi025.glhnet.mhn.de>
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On Fri, Apr 25, 2003 at 01:03:34PM +0200, Simon Barner wrote: : Since you are from a MFC background, I can imagine, that you are looking for a : GUI toolkit, or maybe a database. Yes, that's one of the biggest parts I need. I still haven't decided on a toolkit. Any suggestions? : > Once found, is it only a matter of including the .h file and linking? : : Yes, there are lots of libraries in the ports collection. When you install them, : everything is in the right place, and they wait unpatiently for you to link : against them :-) Very cool. : Most of the ports also install documentation (quite important for programming), : either as man pages, or in $(PREFIX)/share/doc/<name of the ports>. That's exactly what I needed to know. Excellent! : Okay, but what's the best way to find the library? Either search the ports : collection for a key word (cd /usr/ports; make search key=bla), search with your : favorite search engine, ... : Of course, you can also ask here, which kind of library would fit your needs : best. What I basically am looking for is a gui toolkit that works well with C++ and looks professional. Along with that, I need to decide on a build manager of some type. I don't want to depend on an IDE, nor do I want to spend time editing makefiles. Is autoconf a good choice for this, or is there a better alternative used more often in BSD? jcm -- Consulting: If you aren't part of the solution, there is a lot of money to be made in prolonging the problem.
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