On 24/04/07 16:16, Nathan Moore wrote: > Hi All, > > I'd like to install inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/) on an i386 box > running SL 4.4. When I download the package file and run it (or when I > configure; make; make install the source) I get a complaint about the > version of GTK that's installed on the machine. I can't see a version > of GTK2 beyond 2.4 in the standard yum repositories and I note that the > latest stable version of GTK is up to 2.10. > > - Is there an "easy" way to install inkscape on an SL box?
DAG has a RHEL4 version (0.43, i.e. not latest, but no dependency on too-recent GTK2). Installs without fuss on SL(c)4.4: # yum --enablerepo=dag install inkscape or get it from http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/inkscape/ > - Is there an "easy" way to update GTK, or install an additional version > in parallel to the one YUM installs? Not that I know of. The "parallel" version would not be used by applications by default, unless they have been compiled against that version (or you have a wrapper). but taking the old SRPM, replace the version tar ball, remove the patches, redefine %prefix should work (eventually). You might want to change the name as well so that autoupdaters get confused and will leave your package alone and still update the system version. Updating the system version might bring you far into unchartered waters, so your new version needs to be carefully Regards Jan
