Questions often arise about which version of a file are appropriate. For example, there is the recent update to Gimp. I updated to gimp-1.2.5-4; however, there is a Gimp-2. Some of the discussion related to the update mentioned achieving compatibility between the two versions. Fink describe returns the same for both gimp-1 and gimp-2: "The GNU Image Manipulation Program". Fink Commander facilitates access to these descriptions.
It would be very helpful, especially to beginners, if there was some hint about when a particular version should be considered; e.g., "gimp-1 for Gnome, gimp-2 for KDE", or,"gimp-1 needed for compatibility with foo, it is being replaced by gimp-2". As a beginner, I really don't know where to go to find out that information. Of course, I could refrain from using the unstable tree, but where's the fun in that?
Stan
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