Re: transcode 1.0.5 configure missing PTHREAD_LIBS for libmpeg3 test

On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 18:49 +0000, Jacob Meuser wrote:
> > > LIBMPEG3_EXTRA_LIBS="$LIBMPEG3_EXTRA_LIBS $PTHREAD_LIBS $($PKG_CONFIG 
> > > --libs libmpeg3)"
> > That's interesting (and unexpected). I'll add this to configure if
> > someone else claims that is needed.
> seems to me, that the problem is with libmpeg3's pkg-config data.
> if it is necessary to link with $PTHREAD_LIBS when linking with libmpeg3,
> then `pkg-config --libs libmpeg3` should contain $PTHREAD_LIBS.

I agree completely. I was just wondering if that is only a transcode
problem or an upstream problem. I found pretty strange that libmpeg3 is
missing a such "big" thing like pthread libs requirement. I'm meaning,
this is not a kind of thing that got unnoticed :)

> I think it's better to fix such problems where the problem originates
> (libmpeg3) than down the line.  but I also don't really see a problem
> with adding work-arounds down the line, as long as they are reported
> upstream.

I agree completely of course.

Bests,

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