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["Martin Sandve Alnæs" <martinal@xxxxxxxxx>]

2008/3/6, Åsmund Ødegård <aasmund@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  >  I also wonder why having a writable PKG_CONFIG_PATH is necessary. I
>  >  thought things got installed under scons/pkconfig?
>
>
> It's not necessary to have a writable PKG_CONFIG_PATH, scons/pkgconfig
>  is used if non is found. Let's just say there are some issues, so
>  having a a nice place to store pkg-config files writeable and first in
>  PKG_CONFIG_PATH makes things a bit nicer.

I've never "invited" scons to touch directories from my
PKG_CONFIG_PATH. Those scons-generated .pc-files can easily end up in
the installation directory of some other library. I think scons should
use its local directory unless the user explicitly asks otherwise.

--
Martin