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On 02/26/2013 08:19 PM, Markus Hitter wrote:
> Do people actually build from tarballs these days?

Yes, I do.

>> The build process does not in any way interact with packages, so
>> packages are not relevant. Header files and symbols in libraries are.
> 
> That's entirely true. Giving a hint in which package a 
> library/header/tool can be found can't hurt, though.

Yes, it can. if configure listed all possible locations for various
versions of various distros, it might be a nightmare.

> Am 25.02.2013 um 21:03 schrieb Peter Stuge:
> 
>> I find it completely acceptable
>> to have "significant barriers" to build from git source.
> 
> Sorry, no. Any kind of barriers should be avoided as much as possible.

Quite right; those "significant barriers" are not possible to avoid :-)