Program distribution?

DeeCee · Post by **DeeCee** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 4:44 am

I didn't see this asked anywhere else, so here goes...

Using only the libraries needed to run PBLinux as a point of reference, in order to distribute our PBLinux programs to others, what (if any) libraries must the end user have in order to run the executables?

GTK/SDL? ????

Thanks,

-DeeCee-

Post by **Fred** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 12:10 pm

GTK 1.2 if you use the 2DDrawing/Window/Gadget/Clipboard libs and SDL if you use one of the 2D game libs. OpenGL if you use the 3D engine. It should be enough.

DeeCee · Post by **DeeCee** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 1:17 pm

Thanks for clairifying!

-DeeCee-

TronDoc · Post by **TronDoc** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 1:00 am

so anything that does not use one of those listed above
only needs the compiled binary?
--jb

Post by **Fred** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 1:32 am

Jedive · Post by **Jedive** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 3:55 pm

GTK 1.2 if you use the 2DDrawing/Window/Gadget/Clipboard libs and SDL if you use one of the 2D game libs. OpenGL if you use the 3D engine. It should be enough.

Anyway, I recommend to simply say in a README file that the user will need these libraries, but don't distribute the SDL libraries or something with your program.

That's because most Linux distributions will already come with SDL and GTK+ installed, and OpenGL will be available after installing the video drivers, or emulated with Mesa3D libraries (software rendering).