Bug 6304

Summary:	server compile should never fail for missing dependencies
Product:	xorg	Reporter:	Daniel Stone <daniel>
Component:	Server/General	Assignee:	Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Severity:	normal
Priority:	high	Keywords:	janitor
Version:	git
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Whiteboard:
i915 platform:		i915 features:

Description Daniel Stone 2006-03-18 05:42:50 UTC

Every single external header and library we depend on should be tested for in
configure.ac, including testing for specific functions if the API has changed
(FreeType, I'm looking at you).  The idea is that the compilation process should
never fail for missing dependencies.

If you're feeling adventurous, optional dependencies could be made just that --
optional.  Used if they're there, not if they're not.

Comment 1 Daniel Stone 2007-02-27 01:31:03 UTC

Sorry about the phenomenal bug spam, guys.  Adding xorg-team@ to the QA contact so bugs don't get lost in future.

Comment 2 chemtech 2013-03-15 14:44:49 UTC

Daniel Stone
Do you still experience this issue with newer soft ?
Please check the status of your issue.

Comment 3 Adam Jackson 2018-06-12 16:47:06 UTC

Old janitor task, not super interesting to keep tracking.

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