SciFi posted on Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:20:50 +0000: > Hi, > > Forewarning: > Wear your Fire-Proof garments for this message. > > In _all_ my earlier config.logs: >> configure:6470: checking for GLIB - version >= 2.14.0 [â¦] >> configure:6598: result: yes (version 2.23.6) > > In the brand-new gnome master and testing branches: >> configure:6470: checking for GLIB - version >= 2.28.6 configure:6602: >> result: no > > I know it was due to <https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=665289> > by the patch > <http://git.gnome.org/browse/pan2/commit/? id=365e28759852f6b16a384f826c60b9efa93053dd> > (same id also for testing branch). > > IMO This is a badly designed patch. > You should test for GLIB levels _inside_ the affected areas then adjust > the #includes etc _properly_ > as in a "before/after" picture. > > I have other gnomish tools that should stay at my current level (namely > SiliconDust F/OSS projects for HDHomeRun boxes). > But because of no complaints on their end, > we assume they do have the "before/after" adjustments within their code. > > Also You must put out a public statement that this "GLIB >= 2.28.6" > is "now a requirement for Pan". > It might even need to solicit agreements of the community. > Else you will likely instantly axe many people like me. > (See the production GTK+/OSK project release status.) > > Yes it is that badly designed IMO. > > I vaguely remember when the Gnome teams decided to re-design that whole > ball of wax. > It was not pretty. > It continues to shame other projects. > > Thus this is the reason for my sheer unhappiness of this patch in > particular. > > ⦠:( ⦠> > Depending on whether this patch will be re-designed, > I will likely bow-out of further Pan testing. > I cannot see how to rightly spend time to "upgrade" this g.d. fruity > machine. > > I saw way too much changes in the patch history of Gnome et al. > For ex. they split-up libraries that were once all-together, > i.e. as it is now in my current system. > Things like that. > Too much down-time is needed to get all caught-up AISI. > My time would be better spent to build an all-new system, > which I've mentioned I intend to do ASAP in getting off this fruity > ship. > > I will then presently necessarily keep my Pan frozen at current level > 72c8148 (which also matches the new gnome-git repo levels) > and also continue using the stunnel & openssl-cvs repo. > I hope to glomm-onto some after-xmas sales/specials to start putting a > non-fruit system together.
Can you try my latest update and test if it still gives you connection problems? Cheers.
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