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From: karl AT aspodata DOT se
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Subject: [geda-user] target testing (was: undefined symbol: scm_is_exact_integer)
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Comments: In-reply-to Roland Lutz <rlutz AT hedmen DOT org>
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Roland:
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> I'm a bit unsure how to proceed about minimum required versions.  Since I 
> don't have an easy way to test gEDA/gaf with older dependency versions, I 
> don't notice if something breaks unless someone tells me.

For e.g, v2.0.10, I do it like:

 git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/guile.git
 git co v2.0.10
 ./autogen.sh
 ./configure  --prefix=/usr/local/guile_2.0.10
 make
 make install

 cd ..../geda-gaf
 ./autogen.sh

 export GUILE_CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/guile_2.0.10/include/guile/2.0 -pthread"
 export GUILE_LIBS="-L/usr/local/guile_2.0.10/lib -lguile-2.0 -latomic_ops -lgc"
 export GUILE=/usr/local/guile_2.0.10/bin/guile
 export GUILE_SNARF=/usr/local/guile_2.0.10/bin/guile-snarf
 ./configure <...>

 make
 make install

and I try to fit in
 make uninstall
 make clean
somewhere.

or you can use the pkgonfig file in
 <guile install dir>/lib/pkgconfig/guile-x.x.pc

> One option would be requiring at least the versions shipped in Debian 
> oldstable.  This is the oldest distribution on which I regularly build 
> gEDA/gaf, and considering the overall conservativeness of Debian, these 
> should be reasonable minimum versions to expect.  What do you think?

Who are your target and how much time do you have/want to spend on geda,
decide that first, and then go by that. And, yea, try to get fellow 
developers/testers/etc. on the train.

As for reasonable,
 . it is reasonable that you test the code on systems you are familiar 
   with and have available (on a daily basis)

Beyound that, it is the responsibility of the users.

Regards,
/Karl Hammar