Re: Build/Configure time detection of gi library (and override) versions

[John Stowers <john stowers lists gmail com>]

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> Wouldn't you just want a runtime check instead of a build check?

>From the users perspective, and my experience, a runtime check (which
is actually a runtime failure in the absence of core libraries) is
indistinguishable from a crash.

So I would prefer a build time check for these sorts of core things.

John

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> John (J5) Palmieri
> Software Engineer
> Red Hat, Inc.
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