[vorbis-dev] Relying on autoconf/configure

[Chris Hanson]

I decided, since nobody else seems to be doing it, to do a new build 
of the Mac library.

Unfortunately, things now rely on os_types.h.  No problem, I'll just 
create an os_types.h in mac/compat.  Except os.h #includes 
"../include/vorbis/os_types.h" -- in other words, it explicitly wants 
the os_types.h that was generated from os_types.h.in by configure.

The simple solution is to just #include "os_types.h" in os.h and make 
sure include/vorbis is in the compiler's include path on Unix 
platforms.  It is already, isn't it?  Maybe just include, so you'd 
have to #include "vorbis/os_types.h" -- this isn't a big deal for me 
on the Mac either, as all I have to do is create a vorbis folder in 
side mac/compat and stick my os_types.h in there.

And now, a general word of advice.  Every little thing that relies on 
autoconf/configure makes it harder to port the Vorbis reference 
implementation to the two platforms that make up 99% of the desktop 
market.  Please, think very hard about whether what you want to do 
can be done without platform-specific configuration tools before 
using them.


-- 
Chris Hanson
bDistributed.com, Inc.
cmh at bDistributed.com

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