[haiku-development] Re: Should ICU headers be installed?

  • From: Stephan Assmus <superstippi@xxxxxx>
  • To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:39:48 +0100

On 2010-01-26 at 13:02:50 [+0100], PulkoMandy <pulkomandy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 2010/1/26 Stephan Assmus <superstippi@xxxxxx>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > was there any thought given to the question whether ICU headers should 
> > be installed as system headers? If it should be done, where would be 
> > the best place? Directly as /boot/develop/headers/unicode?
> 
> I think it's better to wait a little before doing that. It would allow 
> for more exposure to our own locale kit API when it is completed and help 
> making it better.
> 
> Any reason why you want them available ? (besides "because it can be 
> done") ?

Sure. At the moment I am working on the WebKit port. I would rather expose 
these headers than have someone add a second instance of ICU on the system 
when they work on some port that depends on ICU.

Best regards,
-Stephan

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