Re: [Ekiga-list] latest win32 beta doesn't install GTK+ automatically

[Matthias Schneider <ma30002000 yahoo de>]

Hi Andre...


--- Andre Robatino <andre bwh harvard edu> schrieb am Sa, 1.11.2008:

> Von: Andre Robatino <andre bwh harvard edu>
> Betreff: [Ekiga-list] latest win32 beta doesn't install GTK+ automatically
> An: ekiga-list gnome org
> Datum: Samstag, 1. November 2008, 9:03
> If GTK+ isn't already installed, then when running the
> 7300 installer,
> one gets the error
> 
> "The GTK+ runtime environment is either missing or
> needs to be upgraded.
>  Please install vundefined or higher of the GTK+
> runtime."

Yes, it seems there is still a check in place for an installed GTK runtime (which is no longer needed). You can have a look at 
win32/nsisinstaller/ekiga.nsi

If you provide a patch, you can speed things up...


> I had to first use the 7205 installer, which installs GTK+,
> then
> uninstall Ekiga 7205 and then run the Ekiga 7300 installer.
>  On the
> other hand, this is the first Windows binary that actually
> works for me.
>  The earlier ones would either not work at all or freeze up
> about 20
> seconds into a call.

Thats great!

> I'm not using the debug version, but there is a DOS
> command-line window
> accompanying Ekiga, and when exiting Ekiga, it won't
> exit by itself and
> it has to be forced to quit.  All versions I've tried
> do this.  Is this
> expected behavior?

For now, yes, there are some warnings dumped there. It is a beta after all... Feel free to improve.

Matthias