Ethereal-dev: Re: [ethereal-dev] Libtool changes checked in

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 18:30:46 -0800
> I've just checked in some changes that modify the plugin code to use
> libtool and libltdl.

Developers will presumably have to download "libtool" (in addition to
"automake" and "autoconf", which they already need).

They should also remember to re-run "autogen.sh".

> I noticed that the install directory for plugins is currently 
> $(prefix)/share/ethereal (actually, I changed it to
> $(prefix)/share/ethereal/0.8).  Other packages (e.g. the Gimp) install
> in $(prefix)/lib instead.  Should we put plugins in 'lib' as well?

If that's a convention followed by most packages that have plugins, I'd
vote for following it.