Subject: Re: netatalk-devel package
From: Lorenzo Perone (lopez.on.the.lists@yellowspace.net)
Date: Tue Apr 24 2001 - 14:04:32 EDT
At 16:54 Uhr -0400 23.04.2001, jeff wrote:
>Matthew Keller wrote:
>>
> > On 23 Apr 2001 22:07:47 +0200, Lorenzo Perone wrote:
>> > could someone make a point on how crucial it is (or necessary) to use the
>> > appropriate netatalk-devel package alongside to netatalk when
>> > compiling a new version? This is something fairly undocumented...
>>
>> I actually, never even noticed the -devel packages, and don't know
>> what they do. I strongly recommend compiling from source - I have to
>> stress that. The new autoconf system makes it extremely easy
>> (./configure --help for a list of options) and will increase your
>> stability, while decreasing the number of "it's because you
>> installed from a package" problems. And when you DO have problems,
>> it's much easier to troubleshoot. No offense intended to the
>> packagers - They do a good/necessary job.
>
>Thanks. The devel package is for people who are creating libatalk-based
>applications. It's pretty useless for everyone else, though.
Thanx, that's all I wanted to know - I'm actually always starting from source... but didn't know if and what to do with the devel-stuff....
:-)
Lorenzo
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