Re: [Anjuta-list] it's impossible for anjuta(gnome2) to work on Solaris 8

[Naba Kumar <kh_naba gmx net>]

On Fri, 2003-07-04 at 22:33, Michael Amsellem wrote:
> I have gnome-terminal, but the version I have gnome 2.0 uses libzvt ant 
> not libvte. In fact, I installed libvte just for anjuta. Is there a
>  way to contact vte developers to take into account Solaris?

> I think the reasonnable way anjuta should work is in case of an error 
> from vte call, it should use only non-antialiased fonts (perhaps by 
> using the zvt library).
> 
libzvt is deprecated and is no longer maintained. There is also GNOME2
port of libzvt which anjuta also uses, but we are trying to remove this
dependency. Only Anjuta seems to have this dependency and that's why we
are releasing the libzvt tarballs ourself. libvte has become the
standard terminal widget now, which all newer GNOME2 applications
requiring a terminal widget use.

>  It makes sense for me this way, unless, a big 
> number of users wont have the possibility to use this good IDE.
> Don't forget that solaris is supposed to be the #1 Unix in companies all 
> over the world.
> 
First, it's not going to be easy #ifdefs around to have both zvt and vte
support in Anjuta. It would be just undoing the effort we have put to
remove libzvt in the first place. So your choice is either to have the
embedded terminal using vte or not to have it at all.

Second, Anjuta uses a hidden terminal for it's build operations (all
build operations, search operations ... anything that requires external
execution) to do some pty functions inside. We are currently using
libzvt for that (hence, releasing our own libzvt package) and is going
to be substituted with vte very soon for performance reasons (and the
fact that libzvt is deprecated).

Under these circumstances, whatever hacks you put for switching
libzvt/libvte will not remain permanent and hence can not be accepted as
officially part of Anjuta.

However, since there is this problem with xlib on solaris, the patch
could be useful for solaris users until xlib is fixed. As I said, you or
anyone is free to make this patch and release. Even custom anjuta
releases could be prepared for solaris with that patch. But please do
not count on us for doing that.

Thanks,

Regards,
-Naba