[haiku-development] Re: Error when testing HTA AboutSystem patch
- From: Stephan Assmus <superstippi@xxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 20:05:07 +0200
On 2010-05-20 at 19:18:35 [+0200], Jorma Karvonen
<karvonen.jorma@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 2010/5/20 Rene Gollent <anevilyak@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Jorma Karvonen
> > <karvonen.jorma@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> I wonder if this is really a bug or because I'm testing wrong this
> >> application? Should I first create a VMware image about generated code
> >> and run it and test patched application there? Or can I test it just
> >> like now running r1alpha2 ?
> >
> > The problem is when you create it in the build system like that, it
> > will link against the libs created by the build system, which may
> > include newer functions (as is the case here) that aren't present in
> > the system libs on your running system. You could work around this
> > using the LIBRARY_PATH environment var to tell it where to find the
> > libs (in this case they'll be somewhere in generated/objects depending
> > on what lib you need). Alternatively you can keep a second partition
> > around that you install the updated OS from the development dir to and
> > test by booting into that.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Rene
> >
> Thanks,
>
> it was just thinking about that (with the updated OS), but this
> LIBRARY_PATH should be an easier way, I think.
Note that when the libbe <-> app_server interface changes (like was
recently the case), then this method will not work. Usually it works just
fine, though, just something to keep in mind.
Best regards,
-Stephan
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