Re: GNOME Games Vala/GTK+/GLib dependencies

[Tiffany Antopolski <tiffany antopolski gmail com>]

I could try to write this guide up.  Would this be a seperate page or added to an existing wiki page?

On 6 February 2012 04:26, Thomas H.P. Andersen <phomes gmail com> wrote:

Hi Robert,

no problem from my side.

Jhbuild really should be the recommended way to handle this. Maybe we
should add a specific guide for jhbuilding gnome-games on the wiki.

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 10:08, Robert Ancell <robert ancell gmail com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> You may have noticed that the Vala/GTK+/GLib versions we are dependant
> are trending towards the latest versions.  We're walking a fine line
> here between being able to use the latest stuff and making it harder
> for people to work on the codebase.  In particular, the GMenu changes
> (see gnotravex) is pulling us forward.
>
> If you are actively developing on GNOME Games this cycle could you
> reply if you are having trouble with any of these changes.  Say which
> games you are working on, and what OS you are developing with.  We
> have a number of solutions we can do to make this easier:
> - Help you update your development OS (if possible)
> - Show you how to compile a local version of GLib / GTK+ and link against that
> - Use different methods of compiling, e.g. jhbuild
> - Adjust the dependencies in gnome-games so disabling the more
> advanced games reduces the dependencies
> - Put the GMenu patches in Bugzilla and committing them later in the cycle.
>
> Thanks for all the good work!
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