well, as for -gtk2 USE flag this is what guide for USE flags says: gtk Adds support for x11-libs/gtk+ (The GIMP Toolkit) gtk2 Use gtk+-2.0.0 over gtk+-1.2 in cases where a program supports both.
so -gtk2 doesn't switch gtk off :) there has been something about this in some Gentoo Newsletter, but i don't remember when... On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:39:45PM -0500, Nick Fisher wrote: > >> GTK2 > >> When reading the docs this line jumped out at me: > >> "All XFce 4 modules depend on GTK2" > >> I thought that stange as I don't have gtk2 installed. Anyone out there > >> understand that? Are the two gtk libs close enough that XFCE can be > >> fooled into thinking that gtk is gtk2? > > No, they have different APIs, I really doubt you don't have gtk2 > > installed. > It's seems bloomin odd to me I'll say that. However, portage seems quite > firm on the idea that I have gtk+-1.2. I can only find gtk+-1.2 docs and > binarys... Having said that I'm kinda working in the dark here knowing so > little about gtk+. > Can you think of any good tests I could try to confirm or deny? > > >> While I'm on the subject if anyone has any pros/cons regarding gtk vs > >> gtk2 I would love to hear them. I haven't done much with X and this is > >> all a alien. Any good links to discussions on this topic would also be > >> cool.... > > Most people think gtk2 is a lot nicer than gtk1, but it can also be much > > slower in some situations AFAIK. > Hummm.... I have a 166 thinkpad with 80MB.... I'm thinking this might be > one of those situations..... > > Nick > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
