On 04/07/2013 09:41 AM, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> 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.
>

Gimp has nothing to do with WebKit ... You need to follow instructions 
of the package which you build, not some other ... Sorry, I won't add 
one instructions to several other packages. I can reword Gimp page to 
say "With GTK+2 support."
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