Re: I plan to move AbiGdkPixbuf into the main tree.

Subject: Re: I plan to move AbiGdkPixbuf into the main tree.
From: Rui Miguel Seabra (rms@multicert.com)
Date: Tue Dec 18 2001 - 13:41:31 CST

On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 09:03, Martin Sevior wrote:
> The plugin is still there. I did not touch that code at all. This is great
> that you can make it assuming just gdk-pixbuf. Keep doing it. The more the
> merrier. Everyone is happy.

So your proposed solution is to keep two copies of the code on two
different abiword modules?

Facts:
  1) src of gdkpixbuf plugin in main module
  2) src of gdkpixbuf plugin _also_ in plugins module
  3) 1) and 2) cause a maintenance hell
  4) previously, gnome AND gtk builds could benefit from the plugin
  5) removing the plugin from the plugins module will result in that
     only gnome build benefits from the plugin

I utterly fail to see the benefits.
Can you please enlighten us all in how can everyone be happy?

Possible solutions:
  1) let all be as it is
     maintenance hell
  2) remove the plugin from the plugins
     The result will be that gtk build will never benefit from the
     plugin unless someone copies it from someplace else.
  3) remove plugin from main source and let it be on plugins
     The result is that whoever installs abiword (either gnome or gtk),
     would have to install the plugin separately.
  4) provide an option (ABI_PLUGIN_ABIWORD) so that a gtk build can also
     build the plugin

  I am all for 4 or 3 (by order of best choice), but 1 is unacceptable,
and 2 is definitely not the way.

Hugs, rms 

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+ Whatever you do will be insignificant,
| but it is very important that you do it -- Ghandi
+ So let's do it...?

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