Re: [Plib-users] problem (with plib) while installing SimGear(FlightGear)

[Sebastian U. <ud...@ha...>]

On Wed, 05 Jun 2002, sjb...@ai... (Steve Baker) wrote:
> Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 19:49:26 -0500
> To: ud...@ha...
> From: sjb...@ai... (Steve Baker)
> CC: pli...@li...
> Reply-To: sjb...@ai...
> Subject: Re: [Plib-users] problem   (with plib) while installing 
> SimGear(FlightGear)
>
> Sebastian Ude wrote:
>
> > But it does not help anyone to confuse end-users by telling them that
> > their distribution put the OpenGL files at the wrong place.
>
> Sure it helps them - it allows them to put the files in the right place -
> and not have continual problems with installing new software that can't
> find the headers.

Hm, that's true !


> Yes - but it does no good for me to go by myself to the distro maker and
> complain.
>
> It has to be all their customers who complain.  I don't use either of the
> two offending distro's.

Neither I do. But I would recommend affected users to file bug reports to
the distribution makers - isn't it considered a bug if a distribution
violates well-known filesystem hirarchie standards ?


- Sebastian