On 04/06/2013 11:51 PM, Armin K. wrote:
> On 04/07/2013 08:28 AM, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
>> The instructions for The GIMP correctly state that it needs Webkit built
>> with GTK-2.0 for the help browser.
>>
>> The problem is that while the current webkitgtk-1.10.2 configure script
>> help lists the parameter to choose version 2.0 or 3.0, when I choose
>> 2.0, I get an error message:
>>
>> configure: error: WebKit2 requires GTK+ 3.x, use --with-gtk=3.0
>>
>> I presume that there is a maximum version number that will compile
>> against GTK+-2.x.
>>
>> Does anybody know what that might be?  It is handy to have the 'Help' in
>> The GIMP.
>>
>
> --with-gtk=2.0 --disable-webkit2: These parameters force WebKitGTK+ to
> compile against GTK+ 2, even if GTK+ 3 is also installed. With GTK+ 2,
> everything WebKitGTK+ installs is suffixed with 1.0. When it is compiled
> against GTK+ 3 everything it installs is suffixed with 3.0. Both
> versions can be installed alongside one another with no namespace
> conflicts.
>
> It's in command explanations ... Read book, book good!
>
Yes, However, I was reading the GIMP page and it makes no mention of the 
WebKit2 issue.  Perhaps it should show the two configure parameters as 
you have shown.

-- 
James Tyrer

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