Re: gtk+2-dev-2.12.11-2

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 01:25:33PM +1200, Philip Lamb wrote:
> 
> On 21/08/2008, at 11:37 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote:
> 
> >
> > On Aug 20, 2008, at 7:17 PM, Philip Lamb wrote:
> >
> >> On 14/08/2008, at 11:55 AM, Philip Lamb wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Given that this will affect every user on 10.5 w/ Xcode 3.1
> >>> installing gtk+2, it would be useful to have kind of error catching
> >>> in fink, at least temporarily. Perhaps during configuration of gtk
> >>> +2, there could be a check for this combination (10.5, xcode 3.1,
> >>> missing libXdamage) with an explanatory note to install Xquartz
> >>> 2.3.0 and a URL.
> >>>
> >>> From a user's point of view, its quite opaque... especially if they
> >>> get the gtk+2 upgrade via just doing a 'fink update-all'.
> >>
> >> Is no-one on this list with Fink moderator access willing to do  
> >> this???!
> >>
> >> The error reports from confused users are going to keep rolling in
> >> here until the cause of this error is made more transparent to the
> >> user attempting the install. Getting peevish with users doesn't
> >> help... it's hardly a problem anyone outside of the Fink/X11 core  
> >> team
> >> could be reasonably expected to diagnose.
> >>
> >> Making a patch should be literally a 10-minute job: Write some
> >> autoconf code to go into gtk+2 to check for Xcode 3.1 + missing
> >> libXdamage, which prints an appropriate message directing the user to
> >> update Xquartz with a URL.
> >>
> >> Phil.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Anybody is free to do so.   Give it a try.
> >
> > Not everybody who can commit changes to our CVS tree knows beans  
> > about how to code up autoconf:  I sure don't.
> >
> > It's in the FAQ.  I don't think it's unreasonable to tell users to  
> > read that, especially since as of late they don't even seem to want  
> > to bother actually to report anything substantive about their errors.
> 
> It doesn't need to be in autoconf. It could just be in fink's  
> ConfigureScript field.
> 
> Here is the combination which produces the error:
> 
> $xcodebuild -version
> Xcode 3.1
> Component versions: DevToolsCore-1100.0; DevToolsSupport-1086.0
> BuildVersion: 9M2199
> 
> $/sw/bin/pkg-config --modversion xdamage
> 1.0.4
> 
> After installing X11 2.3.0, we get:
> 
> $/sw/bin/pkg-config --modversion xdamage
> 1.1.1
> 
> I will code a patch to the .info file if none of the gtk+2 moderators/ 
> contributors is willing.

"The contributors" is the set of people who are willing. Remember,
fink is a volunteer project, where each person does what he/she is
capable of doing, understanding, and/or has time to do.

dan

-- 
Daniel Macks
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