Michael Banck wrote: > On Sun, Jun 13, 2004 at 01:51:07PM +0200, "Sören Schulze" wrote: > > GNU/Linux: > [...] > > > Example: > > Every Desktop Environment has its own handling of virtual file systems > > (which will become redundant in the Hurd) and URL openings (would be > > done by something like httpfs in the Hurd). > > Though these are not even things that are DE-specific. They would be > > also useful for other software - even text-based. > > Note that Desktop Environments such as GNOME are not Linux specific. > GNOME runs (and is well supported by Sun) on Solaris, for example. Of > course, GNU/Hurd might have a better implementation of virtual file > systems as Linux, but nevertheless you need a platform-independant > fallback if you're running on something else than GNU.
Yeah, I know. I only suppose they developed it mainly using GNU/Linux. > I don't know whether it's possible for text-based software to use > libgnomevfs, but it only depends on libbonobo and not the core GNOME > libraries so I don't see why it should be impossible. It's probably possible, but you'll have to link against MBs of libraries. And linking against libbonobo is only useful for a GNOME program. It would be better if libgnomevfs didn't depend on any library but libc or similar stuff. Sören -- "Sie haben neue Mails!" - Die GMX Toolbar informiert Sie beim Surfen! Jetzt aktivieren unter http://www.gmx.net/info _______________________________________________ Bug-hurd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd
