[Slackbuilds-users] [SlackBuild-Users] Opinions needed - hugin and incompatibilities with stock Slackware package

[titopoquito]

Thanks for the input. I decided to go with David's suggestion and 
already have submitted both SlackBuilds. I hope this will work in future 
versions, too, else I have some ideas for other workarounds :)

On 19.08.2015 17:53, Citizen X wrote:
> Hello,
> Maybe try adding a --library=/directory switch into the build script that
> points to it.
>
> On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 3:09 AM, titopoquito <titopoquito at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am the maintainer of the hugin SlackBuild, a program for creating
>> panorama photos. A newer version has been released about a week ago. When
>> compiling it, I succeeded first, then ran into problems trying to reproduce
>> it. Being none of a programmer, I finally (after serious headbanging) found
>> two workarounds that both look not optimal to me. Opinions on this one are
>> highly appreciated.
>>
>> Problem overview:
>> hugin needs enblend-enfuse, which in turn needs the vigra library. For the
>> new hugin version, vigra needs to be build with openexr support. That's
>> fine, openexr is bundled with Slackware 14.1. But when vigra is compiled
>> with openexr-support then enblend-enfuse later stops during configuring
>> claiming that libvigraimpex is not found [if someone wants more info about
>> this, please email me]. No error is given if vigra is compiled without the
>> openexr option, but then hugin later refuses to compile because it says
>> vigra has to be compiled with openexr support. Duh.
>>
>> Workaround 1:
>> Install vigra twice - first without openexr support, then compile
>> enblend-enfuse, then the second vigra install WITH openexr support. With
>> this, hugin compiles, but I cannot say if it will give errors working on
>> real high dynamic-range photos.
>>
>> Workaround 2:
>> I could trace down enblend-enfuses unwillingess to compile with the
>> openexr-enabled vigra to to the ilmbase package bundled with Slackware.
>> ilmbase does not pick up pthread libraries without being told so
>> explicitely. When compiled with "-pthread" added to the SLKCFLAGS the
>> errors disappear and all build fine - ilmbase, openexr [rebuilt just to be
>> sure], vigra, enblend-enfuse, hugin. BINGO.
>> But as it is shipped with Slackware and obviously noone had problems
>> before, I hesitate asking Pat to include this pthread option, the more
>> because it is not for security reasons.
>>
>> So I am considering to forget the new hugin version for now and to ask Pat
>> to include the pthread option to ilmbase for the upcoming release.
>>
>> If you got here thanks for reading :D Any thoughts/suggestions?
>>
>> Tito
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