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Re:Httpserver.h: Single header library for writing non-block... by q3k on Friday December 13, 2019 @06:44AM (#21780785)
Right, but that still doesn't solve the problem of actually distributing the library in the first place.

As a library author you basically have to wait for distributions to start shipping it, or make users manually install dependencies (and then make the build work with libraries installed into /usr/local).

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Re:Httpserver.h: Single header library for writing non-block... by bfrog on Friday December 13, 2019 @11:06AM (#21782755)
Right, this is an extraordinary pain point as a library author which writes libraries in C or C++.

That's assuming the distro even does package it up. Because beyond Archlinux packaging, packaging up a DEB is painful. RPM is somewhat less painful, but you still need to contend with N distros. Your lib depends on lets say 4 other libraries, perhaps some of the GTK ecosystem of libraries. Good Luck!

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