[weston, v2, 17/17] configure: add an option to allow building only the libraries

[Pekka Paalanen]

On Sat, 9 May 2015 10:09:21 +0300
Giulio Camuffo <giuliocamuffo at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2015-05-09 3:15 GMT+03:00 Bryce Harrington <bryce at osg.samsung.com>:
> > On Thu, Dec 04, 2014 at 11:01:23PM +0200, Giulio Camuffo wrote:
> >> the --enable/disable-weston-binaries emable or disable the creation
> >> of the 'weston', 'weston-launch' and all the binaries that are
> >> installed in $prefix/lib/libexec. This allows, together with
> >> --enable-clients, to only build the libraries, making possible to
> >> build and install different libweston versions at the same time.
> >
> > Prior to 1.7 there was uncertainty whether to have a libweston.  Since
> > then, the uncertainty has gone away and it sounds like we're now all
> > more or less in consensus favoring this change?
> >
> > However, this patchset hasn't yet landed, and there's still some
> > questions about specifics.
> >
> > Should we press ahead with an eye towards getting this landed for 1.8?
> > Or should we postpone and target landing it as soon as the 1.9 tree
> > opens?
> 
> I don't think it'd make sense to push it into 1.8 now, it is a rather
> big change and may introduce regressions. 1.9 seems a better idea
> imho.

Yeah, it is far far too late for 1.8.

This is such a big change, that it would be better to land it early in
a development cycle, like before the mid-point to the next alpha. That
would give us more experience on how it works, and if there are
problems, we should have time to fix them properly.


Thanks,
pq