Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] reiserfs module for pygrub

[aq <aquynh@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 5/24/05, Jeremy Katz <katzj@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-05-24 at 02:27 +0100, Ian Pratt wrote:
> > > > The libraries get linked dynamically into the python module.  If at
> > > > runtime, the library isn't present, it won't cause a fatal
> > > error (you
> > > > won't be able to access those types of filesystems, but it
> > > won't fall
> > > > over on the import)
> > >
> > > yes, this trick could be easily adapted to reiserfs and
> > > others. but what if the user keeps the needed libraries, but
> > > removes those headers ( like /usr/include/ext2fs/ext2_fs.h
> > > )after building (for example to make the system more
> > > compact)? then the check would fail.
> >
> > As I understand it, it's a build-time check for the header file
> > (setup.py)
> 
> Exactly.
> 

anyway, i sent in a check file for ext2 and reiserfs tools/check/
check_fslibs_devel (which is filtered by accident, and i dont see it
to be approved to the list yet?). so i doubt that we need to check
(again) for header files in setup.py.

regards,
aq

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