[PD-dev] [ pure-data-Feature Requests-1536160 ] ./configure --disable-gui for headless machines

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Feature Requests item #1536160, was opened at 2006-08-07 17:11
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Category: puredata
Group: None
Status: Open
Priority: 5
Submitted By: ClaudiusMaximus (claudiusmaximus)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: ./configure --disable-gui for headless machines

Initial Comment:
It is possible to build pd and utils without pd-gui, on
machines without X/tk installed, as hinted at here:

http://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-list/2002-02/004496.html

However, it isn't straightforward.  I had to:

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cd src
./configure
make pd ../bin/pd-watchdog \
  ../bin/pdsend ../bin/pdreceive externs

[...then edit the "install" target of makefile to
remove the dependency on "all" and the lines that
install gui-related stuff, and then...]

make install
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It would be wonderful if these steps could be automated
by a configure flag that could be used like:

./configure --disable-gui

Or even detect if Tk is not installed and in that case
don't attempt to compile/install pd-gui, but I think an
explicit flag would be sufficient (as users on systems
with seperate tk and tk-dev packages could get confused
at pd-gui not being compiled).


Thanks for your attention,

-- 
Claude Heiland-Allen
http://claudiusmaximus.goto10.org

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