Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] "pro" soundfile editors for linux
From: Kai Vehmanen (kaiv_AT_wakkanet.fi)
Date: ke helmi 09 2000 - 10:16:05 EST
On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Paul Barton-Davis wrote:
>> Another problem is compile-time and inter-library compatibility
>> problems. Most problem-reports I receive are either g++ or
> I understand this issue, and am very concerned about it. But I don't
> think it has too much to do with C++ per se. Its also a feature of,
Well, to me, C++ development environment is the biggest problem.
It is widely used, but still only few Linux distros come with
a good C++ devel-enviroment. If you use standard C++ features like
exceptions, namespaces and STL, you have to have a fairly recent
version of gcc and libstdc++. And to make things even messier,
old, non-standard compliant C++ tools are widely spread. And more is
to come as gcc v3.00 will have a new libstdc++ version altogether...
> for example, many GNOME and KDE programs, which is one reason why I've
> tried to stay away from both of them.
Same here. I use Qt for GUI-programming, but I use flwm as my WM.
> Can any C++ programmer who has ever used libsigc++ ever imagine doing
> with it ? Can anyone who has used the STL imagine working without it ?
Yep. Code re-use is even more important than avoiding compatibility
problems. Especially with open-source software, it's insane to waste
our time rewriting and retesting software.
> now require all programs that I write to use my own library, libpbd,
> which contains such things, as well as many other useful functions
I couldn't live without libkvutils.so ... :)
-- Kai Vehmanen <kaiv_AT_wakkanet.fi> -------- CS, University of Turku, Finland . http://www.wakkanet.fi/ecasound/ - linux multitrack audio processing . http://www.wakkanet.fi/sculpscape/ - ambient-idm-rock-... mp3/ra/wav
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