[Bf-committers] a FreeBSD bootstrap run

John K. Walton bf-committers@blender.org
Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:54:11 -0500 (EST)


On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, Hans Lambermont wrote:

> Frederick Lee wrote:
> 
> >>> On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 06:20:46PM +0100, Hans Lambermont wrote:
> >>>>     checking for jpeglib.h... no
> >>>> It is in /usr/local/include/jpeglib.h
> >>>> Same for png.h GL/gl.h GL/glu.h X11/Xlib.h
> >>>> Why don't we add /usr/local/include and /usr/X11R6/include to the search
> >>>> path ?
> > 
> > Some sites insist on using /opt.  Or a subtree under /opt.  Or, in the
> > case of IRIX, perhaps /freeware.  Or was it /usr/freeware?  Or is that
> [more blah deleted]
> > The question is, then, should we also squeeze in "/opt" and
> > "/usr/freeware"?  Anything else we should throw in?
> 
> You have the wrong multi-platform development hat on /me thinks. If you
> wish not to make a 'configure && make' run without extra parameters for
> all but Linux just work on the shortlist of 8 supported platforms I'm
> afraid this blender development group will quickly become a Linux-only
> party. And that's a Bad Thing IMO. I hope you agree ;-)

i agree. whole heartedly.

> 
> regards,
>   Hans Lambermont
>