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Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed?

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On 2015-10-01, Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> wrote:

> Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes:

<snip>

>> Can I coax the system to start executing my program and not insist
>> on the presence of dynamic libraries before I need them, so I can
>> check whether they're available?  And how can I check whether they're
>> available?
>
> This kind of issue is what dependency tracking in package managers is
> for.  i.e. you’re trying to solve the problem in completely the wrong
> place.

What is the right place?  If possible, I'd like to sidestep the whole
"program installation" paradigm and just have a freestanding executable
that can determine its environment and behave appropriately, i.e. run
a limited but usable subset of its full capabilities rather than making
the user chase dependencies.

Have I wandered into DLL hell?

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Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-01 06:43 +0000
  Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-10-01 09:30 +0100
    Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-01 18:00 +0000
      Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-10-01 19:36 +0100
        Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-01 23:39 +0000
          Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2015-10-01 19:27 -0600
            Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-02 16:50 +0000
          Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-10-02 09:27 +0100
            Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-02 16:50 +0000
  Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2015-10-01 20:12 +0000
    Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-01 23:39 +0000
      Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-10-02 19:52 +0000
        Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-02 20:13 +0000
      Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2015-10-02 20:08 +0000
  Re: Beyond gtk_init_check() - how do I tell if GTK is installed? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-10-02 19:38 +0000

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