> > > These are two different libraries with incompatible APIs. Actually > > > gtkhtml2 is a rewrite while gtkhtml3 is a newer version gtkhtml1. > > > You will need gtkhtml2 for the GIMP help browser plug-in. > > > > Wouldn't the > > libgtkhtml2_0-2.4.0-1mdk > > libgtkhtml2_0-devel-2.4.0-1mdk > > suffice? > > Isn't that what I said? I am sorry I don't know about the package > names of Mandrake or RedHat or whatever distribution. I can only tell > you what software you need. The translation to package names is up to > you. >
It makes some time that I have a question and I couldn't find an answer anywhere. Forgive me if it seems stupid/faq/naif or whatelse. It seems that compiling a brand new gimp is no simple matter at all: following all dependencies is really a hard matter! Would it be possible to provide, together with the sources, also a static rpm (or tar.gz, if you prefer), which could install everywhere? I guess that it would be quite big, but maybe one can add a warning "This is a static version: it is BAD. Use it only if you can't manage otherwise!" But, for example, take my case: I have a mandrake 9.0. On it, I succeeded to compile gimp 1.2.5. I also tried to compile 1.3.x, but dependencies errors where so many that to correct them I needed to deeply change my system: it would have been faster to upgrade the distribution. I did nothing. I guess the same will be with gimp 2.0. Now, I am completely happy with my system: am I forced to upgrade distribution just to be able to use gimp 2.0? This would really upset me. Note that the point is not that I am scared at upgrading the system: my first distro was RH 4.x and since I used at least one of any major release. The point is simply that for some month I will have no spare time for doing this... :-((( Finally, let me just point out that what I am proposing is just what is being done for mozilla: I couldn't compile 1.5 it neither, yet they provide a binary version which installed painless on my system and works smoothly. Best regards Fabio _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
