> > I do have one wish, though: Please include a file called DEPENDENCIES or
> > something like that, with a description of all libraries: their name,
> > required or optional, a version known to work, a suggestion for static
> > or shared linkage, one or two sentences what they do and the URL of
> > their home page. It may set new standards for open source projects,
> > in particular if that information is kept up to date. :-/
>
> I am afraid that is not a wish that I will ever have time to fulfil.
Well, if everybody provided that information for a locally used library,
we should be done quickly. Like this:
Name: libldap, libber
Status: optional
Version known to work: 2.2.14
Recommended linkage: static
Description: LDAP client library, needed for LDAP lookups
URL:
www.openldap.org
Michael
