Re: why is gtk install so difficult?

[Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS <ruben mrbrklyn com>]

On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 11:26:35AM +0200, Sven Neumann wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Steve Grimaud <sgrimaud ispwest com> writes:
> 
> > I'm sorry, but the statement below by Reuben hits the nail on the
> > head for the "user."
> 
> The "user" doesn't compile any packages. Perhaps the "user" installs a
> binary package from time to time but actually she shouldn't even have
> to bother with that.
> 

No

The USED don't install source packages.

USERS do it all the time.



> 
> You don't need to understand how they work but you should have
> understood where the compiler and linker look for include files and
> libraries. This involves understanding the basics of gcc and ld
> command-line options (and on Linux it also involves a basic
> understanding of ldconfig).
> 
> This is basic knowledge for building software. 

Not for Apache or Perl or X.



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