Re: [Ekiga-devel-list] A final problem

["Peter Robinson" <pbrobinson gmail com>]

>> >> >> >> ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode --build x86_64-linux-gnu
>> >> >> >> --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --disable-schemas-install
>> >> >> >> --disable-scrollkeeper
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I have:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> ================ Final configuration ===================
>> >> >> >>            Installing into prefix  :  /usr
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>                     GNOME support  :  disabled
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Why is the gnome support disabled??
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Also, if you know, please tell me if the following debian
>> >> >> >> build-dependencies are still needed:
>> >> >> >>         libgnome2-dev,
>> >> >> >>         libgnomeui-dev,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I see this in configure.ac, so yes, they are still needed, otherwise
>> >> >> > GNOME support is disabled :
>> >> >> > PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GNOME], [libgnome-2.0 >= 2.14.0 libgnomeui-2.0 >=
>> >> >> > 2.14.0], [found_gnome=yes])
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I noticed gnome.h is used in one spot still in src/gui/callbacks.cpp
>> >> >> but once that is gone I would think the whole check for 'gnome' can be
>> >> >> removed. Other than that what is now the difference between the gnome
>> >> >> and gtk version?
>> >> >
>> >> > I think we removed everything. The only remaining item is
>> >> > gnome_help_display to display the help.
>> >>
>> >> Which means we then can't remove the libgnome includes. It looks like
>> >> most gnome apps (such as gnome-games) are replacing the call with
>> >> gtk_show_uri , is there a reason we can't or don't want to use that?
>> >
>> > Ah yes, gnome_show_uri is another use of the GNOME libs.
>> >
>> > I do not have gtk_show_uri defined on my system. Perhaps it is too new ?
>>
>> gtk 2.14 afaict
>>
>> http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk/stable/gtk-Filesystem-utilities.html#gtk-show-uri
>
>
> OK; let's wait a bit that it is more widespread. Debian still has 2.12.

Any chance of a "if gtk 2.14 disable libgnome and use gtk_show_uri
else include gnome.h and use gnome_help_display" ? Would be nice to
have the option of disabling libgnome and friends entirely for ekiga
3.2.

Peter

Peter