How to install "libgncmod*.dll" to bin/?

Geert Janssens janssens-geert at telenet.be
Thu May 20 16:18:01 EDT 2010


On Thursday 20 May 2010, Christian Stimming wrote:
> > Ok, valid points I was not aware of.
> >
> > I'm for reducing the number of modules. I do have some reservations still
> > though:
> > - you mention the optional modules hbci, ofx, aqbanking. I think these
> > remain good candidates for just that: modules that are loaded only of the
> > user intends to use them. Which implies some form of runtime module
> > loading should remain. And the problem of finding the modules at runtime
> > as well. But done properly, this issue can be solved by telling gnucash
> > where to look for optional modules in the environment config file. I do
> > agree that most of the core functionality can do without this added
> > complexity.
> 
> Yes, these three are examples which might be useful as modules.
> 
> > - I'm also hesitant of statically linking it all together. I have
> > probably mentioned this before, but I think a clean separation between a
> > gnucash library and a gui on top would be useful. This is likely another
> > discussion altogether. Reducing the current number of shared libraries to
> > one and one executable using it would be nice though.
> 
> Yes, sounds good as well - but notice this doesn't need anything similar to
> plugins and loadable modules (with the above exceptions): It would be a
> "normal" application, with perhaps a major lower-level part available as a
> library, but that's about it.
> 
Clearly understood. I think this will simplify things a lot.

Geert


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