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From: "John Emmas" <johne53 AT tiscali DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: A newbie question about 3rd party libraries.
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:48:09 -0000
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Blake" <ebb9 AT byu DOT net>
Subject: Re: A newbie question about 3rd party libraries.
>
> [Please don't commandeer existing threads to start a new topic]
>
Oops, sorry!  Most mailing lists start a new topic automatically as long as
you change the email's subject.  I'll remember for next time.

John



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Blake" <ebb9 AT byu DOT net>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>; <johne53 AT tiscali DOT co DOT uk>
Sent: 28 August 2008 11:57
Subject: Re: A newbie question about 3rd party libraries.


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> [Please don't commandeer existing threads to start a new topic]
>
> According to John Emmas on 8/28/2008 5:50 AM:
>> 1)  Am I right in assuming that these are supplied as pre-compiled
>> binaries
>> with associated header files?
>
> Yes (although often, the header files are in the corresponding -devel
> package).
>
>>
>> 2)  Is the standard extension ".la" ('Cygwin\lib' seems to contain a lot
>> of
>> ".la" files).
>
> That's the standard libtool library extension.  If you want the
> compiler-recognized library extension, it is .a for static libraries (same
> as Linux), and generally .dll for dynamic libraries (not .so).
>
>>
>> 3)  What about 'unavailable' libraries (for example libsndfile).  Is it
>> worth trying to download and build them myself - or have they been left
>> out
>> deliberately for other reasons (e.g. incompatibility)?
>
> Usually, if something is not provided, it is because no one has
> volunteered to port it yet.  You are welcome to try building it yourself,
> and if it works, consider volunteering to contribute it.
>
> - --
> Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
>
> Eric Blake             ebb9 AT byu DOT net
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