[osg-submissions] DLL placement on Windows

[Robert Osfield]

On 8/24/07, Jean-Sébastien Guay <jean-sebastien.guay at polymtl.ca> wrote:
> Hello Robert,
>
> Renaming this thread, since it isn't related to the fix I did anymore...
>
> > You don't always want to install the OSG, when I do all my dev work I
> > never install the OSG, just use paths set to the local build directory
> > and can run everything without problems.  Having to install requires
> > you to install everything, even when you just change a single file.
>
> Ok, I can see your point, but for me running INSTALL takes all of
> about 3 seconds, so I never saw a problem.

This is how you work.  Running install is a killer for me, its both
the time wasted and the need to invoke the install lots of key presses
that are totally unnecessary. Luckily I work under Linux where paths
work perfectly.

My guess is that some Windows would also prefer not to have to install
when they are do dev work.

> But if you want to make it work without requiring the INSTALL step, go
> ahead, I just find it isn't time well spent, but that's your call.

Right now its just tentative proposal that Luigi volunteered to
experiment with at his end.  I'm not expecting anyone to down tools
for a great period.

Robert.