Re: Runtime vs compile time (was: Re: ib - r30903 - abiword/trunk/plugins/wmf)

From: Hubert Figuière <hfiguiere_at_teaser.fr>
Date: Mon Apr 30 2012 - 23:54:25 CEST

On 30/04/12 02:38 PM, Ingo Brückl wrote:
>
> Hubert Figuière wrote on Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:01:12 -0700:
>
>> Note: at no time I did deny the bug. Just that fixing it with compile
>> time checks is not part of the solution. Just part of another problem.
>
> There is no more compile time check. There is just an option to build in
> a specific manner which can be given at one's own risk. (Although it isn't
> much of a risk even if the font isn't available.)

Let me rephrase it.

A compile time option to solve a runtime issue isn't part of the
solution, it is part of the problem.

> It would be nice to have a font selection dialog for the user as part of
> his preferences,

No it wouldn't.

 but I just wanted to easily optionally enable code that
> previously was active and then had been commented - causing display issues
> for some users.

Bug #?
Again there are ways to solve this properly.

Hub
Received on Mon Apr 30 23:54:35 2012

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