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Hi,
Can anyone explain why on Linux they separate the headers from the library? Especially for a system library like libjpeg? Wouldn't it be better to keep the two together as the headers take up only a small space?
Or alternatively if you want to separate out the headers, then create one package for all of the main system level libraries so that people who try to build on Linux (and that is really everyone at some point isn't it) don't have to go hunting to get both the key basic libraries and their headers?
Short, that I would to be able to check just one box during install that says I want to compile my own packages and then have it auto install all of the main libraries and their headers?
I could not find something like that with my Mint 17 Cinnamon install last year and spent forever trying to remember what package provides the basic libraries and their headers as I used to use RedHat Enterprise and was used to different package names completely.
Just grouching ...
KevinH
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