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gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:
> honestly, did you try to install a different version of glib in
> your home using autotools and then compile pcb using that version?

Yes. And not just with the native toolchain, but cross toolchains too.

A large number of package management systems support autotools. It's
a very round wheel.


> And did it work for the first attempt, without questions raised?

Yes, every time, except for Windows, because of the guile problem.


> I will try to compile an as-static-as-possible executable for x86_64
> Linux. It's not a priority so if it doesn't lead anywhere after a
> day I will probably give up. But if it works, there'll be a way for
> new users to try the stuff without having to check out and compile
> anything (and honestly this seems to be one of the big bottlenecks
> nowdays - even on Linux).

Source-based distributions have handled this well for a long time,
but binary distributions are intended primarily for consumption.

With a grown-up source-based package manager it's not a problem.


//Peter