[CentOS] k3b -> cddb doesn't work

ken <gebser at mousecar.com> wrote:

> On 08/20/2013 04:57 AM Joerg Schilling wrote:
> > I told him that if his distro does not do it's homework, he needs to compile
> > himself. The URL is in my signature and in contrary to many autoconf based
> > sources, my software compiles out if the box by just calling "make".
>
> Joerg,
>
> Wouldn't doing this cause conflicts with existing libraries?

Why do you believe this?
Do you believe that centos delivers inconstsistent libraries?

> Will the many apps which depend upon the existing code-- e.g., grip, 
> k3b, gnome-cd-- still work after installing your software?

My software delivers nackwards compatible interfaces: it enhances but it does 
not break things. 

Jörg

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