Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Why all the #%$ *(*& dependencies

[Julien PUYDT <jpuydt free fr>]

Allan a écrit :
> I have just spent a good half day unsuccessfully trying to compile GM.  Why?  
> Because dependencies seem to go about 3-4 layers deep.  I try to compile one 
> package.  It won't compile because of a missing dependency.  I locate the 
> package referred to and try to compile it.  Same story, missing dependencies.
>
> I can understand why it was useful at one time to have all these libraries.  
> Storage was expensive, etc.  But now, storage is dirt cheap.  So can someone 
> give me a rational explanation as to why developers simply don't include 
> everything needed in the packages they produce?  For example, if I recall 
> correctly, Opera comes in two flavours - statically linked and dynamically 
> linked.  The statically linked package is somewhat larger, but so what?

On any decent distribution, something like :
apt-get install gnomemeeting
will bring you what you want with no hassle.

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