David Timms wrote: > On 07/10/10 20:07, Mason wrote: >> Is anyone aware of any potential issue when using Mozilla's private >> libcairo on Fedora 13? > Fedora packaging guidelines [1] prevents bundling external libraries. > Main reason [2] is that security and bug fixes should be fixed in the > one library, and hence fix all applications against that issue. If there > was no such policy, then it would essentially be impossible to fix any > security issue against the library, because it becomes hidden in N > application binaries. > Given that the libraries needed by Seamonkey *are* packaged with the auite, and have been for years, I'm not sure what guidelines you mean. > There is also a memory use improvement by using shared libraries. > > [1] > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Duplication_of_system_libraries > [2] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:No_Bundled_Libraries -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
