Re: symlinks

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On Aug 11 18:27:24, mans@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > I don't think the complexity is worth it at all.
> >
> > Why not just create a symlink for play, rec, and soxi,
> > and a symlink for the play.1 and rec.1 manpages, always?
> >
> > In the worst case, we create a needless symlink.
> > (And than the user plugs a soundcard in and runs play,
> > which is no longer needless, as opposed to recompiling).
> 
> If sox was built without any audio device support, only rebuilding it is
> going to make 'play' or 'rec' do anything useful.

Right; sorry.

Still, I would just install the symlinks anyway,
even if they don't do anything. The simplification
of the build/install is imho worth an extra symlink.

Jan



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