[SailfishDevel] Harbour: Allow more libraries to link against

[Reto Zingg]

Hi,

On 28.12.2013 18:56, Ruediger Gad wrote:
> Hi,
>
> thanks for the reply.
> It's good to know that this is the right channel and that you are
> listening. :)
>
> Unfortunately, I discovered two more libs some other apps I may try to
> port would rely on:
> - libsndfile

libsndfile, is now allowed in Harbour. Rpmvalidator allowing it is part 
of SDK 1502:
https://lists.sailfishos.org/pipermail/devel/2015-March/005771.html

br
Reto

> - qt5-qtconnectivity-qtbluetooth
> Those are the package names and not the actual library names but I hope
> that's sufficient.
>
> Both seem also to be available already for SailfishOS.
> libsndfile is even already installed on my Jolla by default.
>
> I don't want to sound demanding but I am really motivated to push apps
> to Harbour and those are the libs I would need to link against.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ruediger
>
>
> PS: In some cases statically linking or shipping a lib with an app might
> solve the issue.
> However, it feels kind of wrong to do this when a lib is available anyhow.
> And there may be other cases in which you end up in a long dependency
> chain such that these workarounds are not practical.
>
> Furthermore, to me as a developer, adding such workarounds is an
> additional overhead and takes time I'd prefer to invest somewhere else,
> like actually improving an app or writing/porting a new one.
> Please do not mistake me, I don't want to sound rude but just want to
> explain my situation.
>
>
> PPS: As people start to develop more apps now (hopefully ;)), I assume
> that even more people will come up with requests for libs to link against.
> Would it make sense to have a more centralized place to discuss this or
> to collect requests?
> I mean to have a place for devs as well as for you to quickly see which
> libs had already been requested and to possible vote for libs.
> E.g., would it make sense to use together.jolla.com for this and maybe
> add a tag like #harbour-lib-request or something?
>
>
>
>
> On 12/27/2013 06:04 PM, Reto Zingg wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 27.12.2013 18:48, Ruediger Gad wrote:
>>>
>>> I hope this is the right channel to address this request to.
>>> If not, please redirect me in the appropriate direction.
>>
>> for once a nice request and not just ranting :-) this is the right
>> channel. We heard you and will look into it, but I can't promise any
>> time frame when will finally decide whenever we will allow it or not.
>>
>> br
>> Reto
>>
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