It's not that I am for adding everything inline. That's not a good idea. Also, I think a Windows compatibility layer can be forgiven for having more dependancies than a personal finance program. This holds especially true if non-core windows functionality is only available if the external library is available at runtime (i.e. - no fribidi install - no Hebrew support in Wine. No CUPS installed - no printing available etc.). I'm not sure this holds true to something which is a core Windows function.
Shachar
I totally agree. And although we don't want to fall into "dependency hell", one has to consider we are trying provide a layer of compatibilty for an OS that is known for the same. So I think selective dependencies, as Shachar mentions, are perfectly reasonable.
I don't mind a dependecy on FAM, but I could be biased, as I already installed it for the associated KDE functionality. If inserted as a conditional dependency, the fallback position if it is not present is no worse than the current position.
Just my two centi-dollars.
-- Jeff S
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