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