On 6/16/07, Jaap Haitsma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Overhere [1] are the versions of external dependencies listed. I'm > guessing that the minimum version should be the one present in > jhbuild. This way it can be checked if all the software builds with > the minimum version. > > But for instance cairo has a minimum version of 1.2.2 at [1] but in > jhbuild version 1.4.6 is build. (Which is also not the recommended > version at [1])
We're kind of stuck in a funny middle ground. We want to be able to test newer (e.g. cairo) releases to make sure they're solid when adopted by the distros. However, we don't want to make GNOME unbuildable with older releases if there's no reason to, so it makes sense to lag the minimum build requirements. As you point out, if we don't test with the minimum build requirements then it becomes difficult to tell if they are really the minimum. So it's a tough nut to crack, and I'm really not sure how to resolve this. For now, though, I would prefer to see us testing the recommended versions of external dependencies since those are the ones distros are likely to adopt. Just my $0.02. Elijah _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
