Re: GtkModule fixes

[Sander Vesik <Sander Vesik Sun COM>]

On Tue, 28 Aug 2001, Tim Janik wrote:

> On 28 Aug 2001, Havoc Pennington wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Tim Janik <timj gtk org> writes: 
> > > if you have any better ideas to let gtk find modules just by their name
> > > without dictating a directory to install modules into, post it.
> > > 
> > 
> > Same way ld works (LD_LIBRARY_PATH) and pkg-config works
> > (PKG_CONFIG_PATH).
> > 
> > i.e., GTK_MODULE_PATH.
> 
> this is clearly not a _better_ idea, it just shifts the burden towards a point
> where it nags a user for invocation of every gtk program ;)
> i don't need to invoke XMMMS_MODPATH=/where/debian/installed/modules/to xmms
> either.
> 

Well, the nag definately shoul dbe left out. why not make one location
($PREFIX/$WHATEVER or somsuch) "standard" which is then augumented by
GTK_MODULE_PATH? after all, this is what ld.so effectively does on may
platforms.

> 
> ---
> ciaoTJ
> 

	Sander

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