Re: [PPusers] Testing ssgLoadBGL.cxx in PPE

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Joel Utting wrote:
> 
> Norman Vine wrote:
> >
> > John Tsao writes:
> >
> > >   I am testing ssgLoadBGL.cxx in ppe.
> > >   One little question: every time I recompile ssgLoadBGL.cxx in
> > >plib/src/ssg/ directory (and also reinstall plib), I need to
> > >rebuild ppe again.
> >
> > >   Is there any better way to let ppe use new ssgLoadBGL.o ?
> >
> > Easiest way is probably to not do a make install for PLib
> >
> > and to link with ssgLoadBGL.o explicitly when linking PPE

Personally, I work *either* on PLIB *or* PPE - so if I were fixing
a loader, I'd use a really simple program to test it - like the 'viewer'
example program that compiles in no time flat.

Once the loader seemed to be working properly, I'd install it and
then go and rebuild PPE and start testing *that*.

I might even go and build a small 'test rig' program to exercise the
things I'm changing in PLIB in a stand-alone way.

...but that's just me.

IMHO, we are rapidly approaching the point where the PLIB loaders
may have to be pulled in dynamically - but then we get into the
whole problem of runtime version management....yuk.

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