gEDA-dev: Re: Gschem and Cairo graphics library

[Stephen Williams <steve-at-NOSPAMicarus_dot_com>]

Levente wrote:

> I think the "dependency hell" is provided by your OS, not by the human nor gEDA. If someone can't figure out the dependencies, (s)he can't use gEDA, and I think no other EDA toolset.
> 

Nonsense. There are plenty of (expensive) software packages that
do *not* impose on a user this dependency hell. So it's possible.
This hell is very much of our own making.

> 
> There are meny of us, who CAN figure out the dependecies, without any problem. If you have a $10k worth of software, use that. gEDA is for thoes, who don't (wanna) have. BUT, have the ability to install a few libraries on her/his computer. What you think is a windoze way. Click click click....

Bully for you.

For the rest of us, Linux != pain_in_the_ass_to_install.

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