Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:30:22 GMT From: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org> To: gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/69093: [patch] devel/pkgconfig does not search for .pc files in libdir/pkgconfig Message-ID: <200407151530.i6FFUMLY067378@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/69093; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org>
To: Konstantin Oznobihin <bork@rsu.ru>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: ports/69093: [patch] devel/pkgconfig does not search for .pc files in libdir/pkgconfig
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:20:49 -0400
>> (07.15.2004 @ 1051 PST): Konstantin Oznobihin said, in 1.2K: <<
> As I understand, $(prefix)/lib is the original path for pkgconfig, so
> they already install .pc files in the proper location. Besides I think
> it is better (and much more easier) to make changes in one place instead
> of searching and changing all ports that install .pc in lib/pkgconfig.
>> end of "Re: ports/69093: [patch] devel/pkgconfig does not search for .pc files in libdir/pkgconfig" from Konstantin Oznobihin <<
I disagree. /usr/lib is the default place according to Linux dogma.
FreeBSD makes a concerted effort to place things in the best location
possible, and I fully agree that ${PREFIX}/libdata is the best place for
pkgconfig files. ${PREFIX}/lib is for libraries; ${PREFIX}/libdata is
then for data about those libraries.
gdm2, for example, installs its configgeration files into
/usr/X11R6/etc. It was trained to look for its configuration files
there, instead of patching the install to copy stuff into /usr/X11R6/etc
as well as /etc.
It certainly is easier to train pkgconfig to look in its default place.
However, the "gnomehack" component of USED_GNOME tells configure scripts
where to find pkgconfig files. USE_GNOME=gnomehack should be used in
ports that install pkgconfig files into the location that is wrong for
FreeBSD.
That's my take on the matter, anyway.
# Adam
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