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Date:      07 Nov 1999 01:22:53 -0800
From:      asami@FreeBSD.ORG (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami)
To:        "R. Imura" <imura@cs.titech.ac.jp>
Cc:        andrews@technologist.com, pfgiffun@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co, ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Possible change in the Qt port.
Message-ID:  <vqcaeoqpseq.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>
In-Reply-To: "R. Imura"'s message of "Sat, 06 Nov 1999 04:41:40 %2B0900"
References:  <38209354.5A0E1416@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co> <3.0.6.32.19991103230433.008afc90@mail.psn.net> <19991106044140H.imura@cs.titech.ac.jp>

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 * From: "R. Imura" <imura@cs.titech.ac.jp>

 * > At 02:56 PM 11/3/99 -0500, you wrote:
 * > >Anyway, building my first Qt-related port, I ended discussing with
 * > >Imura-san a change in Qt2. Since many ports seem to like having a QTDIR,
 * > >I suggested that we should install all Qt under $(PREFIX)/lib/qt/, this
 * > >way we will be consistent with what the rest of the world expects
 * > >without disagreeing with FreeBSD's hier(7).

 * In fact, most of apps related Qt expect libs and headers staying at
 * $QTDIR/{lib,include}. Now its headers is installed to $X11BASE/include/qt2,
 * so at least one patch must be made for the app's port.
 * 
 * The point of an argument is like which do you place emphasis on,
 * FreeBSD's hier or few patch and easy step for porting, I think.

Wait, are you suggesting we move things like

${PREFIX}/bin/qt*      -> ${PREFIX}/lib/qt/bin/
${PREFIX}/lib/libqt*   -> ${PREFIX}/lib/qt/lib/
${PREFIX}/include/qt2/ -> ${PREFIX}/lib/qt/include/qt2/

(the filenames are hypothetical, I don't know if qt has any
executables -- just take these as examples of the idea)

If so, I'm against this change.  There are reasons and history behind
us asking ports to conform to our hier; this runs completely counter
to it.

-PW


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