Graeme,
Sorry for the name mistake.
Kai-Uwe
Am 07.10.05, 15:28 +0200 schrieb Kai-Uwe Behrmann:
> Hi,
>
> nice.
>
> An additional point is the name conflict with littleCMS about icclink. Can
> you make the installation of icclink optional untill the issue might be
> solved otherwise (like renaming)?
>
> Greame,
> would you consider taking these changes into your package and allow an
> double build system? It would help accepting your package for
> distributors on Linux.
>
> Thanks for that great package.
>
> regards
> Kai-Uwe Behrmann
> + development for color management
> + imaging / panoramas
> + email: ku.b@xxxxxx
> + http://www.behrmann.name
>
>
>
> Am 07.10.05, 14:03 +0100 schrieb Alastair M. Robinson:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I know this has been discussed before, but as Argyll currently stands there
> > are two complains from Linux users:
> >
> > JAM, whatever its merits, is an alien tool for most Linux users, who are
> > used
> > to a standard ./configure && make && make install process for source-based
> > packages.
> >
> > The other complaint is that the source Zip file has no top-level directory,
> > which has caused more than one of us to expand a load of hard-to-identify
> > files into our home directories!
> >
> > Anyway, rather than just moan about this, I've done something about it! :)
> >
> > Stephen Tweedie spent some time a few months ago creating a preliminary
> > autotools patch for Argyll, and I've continued his work somewhat; the
> > package
> > is at least complete enough now that "make dist" produces a working
> > tarball...
> >
> > Anyone who's interested in the autotools version as it stands can find it
> > at:
> > http://www.blackfiveservices.co.uk/argyll-0.51a.tar.gz
> >
> > Currently it has the following advantages:
> > Expands into a suitable top-level directory. :)
> > Standard ./configure && make && make install steps to build and install.
> > Automatically uses system-wide libtiff. (Reduced tarball size by removing
> > built-in libtiff)
> > Creates Argyll's libraries as shared, and links the tools with them (reduces
> > overall footprint)
> > Installs reference targets and charts in $PREFIX/share/argyll/
> >
> > There's still work to be done; I'd like to remove the icc and cgats libs
> > from
> > the main tarball, and make them dependencies. They would be replaced by
> > individual tarballs, which would install the required includes, and suitable
> > pkgconfig files.
> >
> > If you want to make this avialable for download on the main Argyll download
> > page that would be great, otherwise I'll leave it in my own webspace and
> > create a page for it. I'm perfectly willing to maintain it.
> >
> > All the best,
> > --
> > Alastair M. Robinson
> >
>
