Re: [Slackbuilds-users] webkitgtk vs. webkit2gtk

2016-09-22 Thread Jim Diamond
On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 15:03 (+0100), b...@shroggslodge.freeserve.co.uk wrote: > Hi there > I asked a similar question previously on linuxquestions. Maybe it will > answer for you too. > Best wishes >

Re: [Slackbuilds-users] webkitgtk vs. webkit2gtk

2016-09-22 Thread bch
Hi there I asked a similar question previously on linuxquestions. Maybe it will answer for you too. Best wishes https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/what-is-the-difference-between-webkitgtk-and-webkitgtk2-and-can-they-co-exist-please-4175589659/ Habs On 22 September 2016 at

Re: [Slackbuilds-users] webkitgtk vs. webkit2gtk

2016-09-22 Thread Willy Sudiarto Raharjo
> There are slackbuilds by the names > webkitgtk > and > webkit2gtk > which seem to be more or less the same thing ("webkitgtk" with no > "2"), with versions of varying degrees of age. > > Can anyone (*cough*, Willy and Erik, *cough*) comment on > -> why there are two versions in

Re: [Slackbuilds-users] webkitgtk vs. webkit2gtk

2016-09-22 Thread Andreas Guldstrand
As I understand it, webkitgtk underwent major internal changes between versions 1 and 2, and because of that, any project you write for version 1 will be incompatible with version 2 and vice versa. Since SBo probably wants to be able to support software built against either version, it makes sense

[Slackbuilds-users] webkitgtk vs. webkit2gtk

2016-09-22 Thread Jim Diamond
There are slackbuilds by the names webkitgtk and webkit2gtk which seem to be more or less the same thing ("webkitgtk" with no "2"), with versions of varying degrees of age. Can anyone (*cough*, Willy and Erik, *cough*) comment on -> why there are two versions in SBo? -> do we