Re: [Openexr-devel] Re: pkgconfig patches (ilmbase, openexr)

[Rex Dieter]

Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Rex Dieter wrote:
> > > We're using these in fedora (and epel) packages.
> >
> > Here's a followup, and improved pkgconfig patch for openexr-1.6.1.
> >
> > In short, moves -lz to Libs.private (only required for static 
> > linking), and
> > omits direct references to ilmbase clags/libs, using
> > Requires: IlmBase
> > to inherit these automatically.
>
> This will only work on systems which automatically add libraries due to 
> this "inheritance". 

The "inhertance" is simply a pkg-config feature, and should(?) work on 
all platforms pkgconfig supports.

-- Rex