Re: help - gtk+2.2.1 and RH8

[ZHOU DX <zhou_dx yahoo com>]

Hi Harring,

Thanks for that. But as you said, Gtk2.0.6 is ABI with
Gtk2.2, it should not cause problem if I replace
Gtk2.0.6 with Gtk2.2 entirely. I notice that your
approach is trying to keep Gtk2.2 in a private place.
It may avoid the problem by preventing the original
gnome apps from using Gtk2.2. The question is how I
can make sure if my app links to the Gtk2.2 properly.
(Btw, is there any way to tell which Gtk version our
programs link to? ) Even if we can force it to do
that, it would raise difficulites when distributing
the application, I imagine.  

I can not check the crashing program from command
line, since the Terminal crashes as well. Gnome-panel
is another program that crashes. 

Cheers,
Dan




--- Harring Figueiredo <harringf yahoo com> wrote:
>   Hi Dan,
>
>   I think that the Gtk2.0.6 is ABI (application
> binary compatible) with
> Gtk2.2.6. ( Not the 2.2.6 is 2 minor releases ahead
> of 2.0.6. Something major
> might have changed, but probably not API related.)
>
>   Try to run some applications that are crashing
> from the command line --
> perhaps it will give you some glib/gtk warning or
> fatal error and you can see
> what is happening.
>
>   Your best way out is:
>   1) Reintall RH8
>   2) Intall RH9 (Be warned that some themes cause
> Glade2 to crash using RH 9.0)
>
>
>   3) Try to reinstall gtk+2.0.6 (from the original
> RH rpms).
>
>   I have posted this a couple of times here, and I
> will post it for you.
>   Usually when I want to upgrade my GTK version, I
> install it on a dir that has
> nothing to do with the system (/usr/ & /usr/local
> are definitely out of the
> question  for the same problem you are reporting.)
>   I usually intall on /opt/gtk<version>. Then I on
> my .bashrc my
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH, PKG_CONFIG_PATH and PATH are set to
> point to that place.
>
>   From that point on, I know if some GTK application
> is crashing, I just unset
> these vars and try to run again -- That way I know
> for a fact if the new
> version of GTK is messing up the application - I am
> happy to report that this
> approach has been working for me for over 5 times
> that I have upgraded my GTK.
>
>   Let me know what path you will take and how I can
> help you should you need
> any help.
>
> Harring.
>
> --- ZHOU DX <zhou_dx yahoo com> wrote:
> > Hi Harring,
> >
> > I tried to install Gtk2.2 on my RH8.0 for several
> > times, but I can not make it work. The problem is
> lots
> > of gnome apps crash after I installed Glib2.2,
> which
> > makes my X unusable.
> > I just configure, compile and make install the
> glib
> > source with default options, and then copy its
> ".pc"
> > file from "/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig" to
> > "/usr/lib/pkgconfig" (So I donot border to set the
> > PKG_CONFIG_PATH enviroment variables.), then I do 
> > "ldconfig /usr/local/lib/", and restart xwindow.
> > During the startup, I have lots of programs
> crashing.
> > (I remember I also tried install it into /usr/lib
> > directly by setting the "prefix" during the
> configure,
> > but the same story)
> > I still can run Anjuta, so I guess it only affects
> > those apps based on Gnome libs. Either the glib2.2
> > changes its interface which destablises the Gnome,
> or 
> > it causes problem because of coexisting of
> glib2.0.6
> > and 2.2. I have no idea. I can recover my system
> by
> > linking the related ".so.0" back to glib2.0.6 or
> just
> > reinstall glib2.0.6 rpm from the RH CD. I reported
> > this problem before, and someone suggests I should
> > upgrade my Gnome as well. But I donot have enough
> > brave to do that. 
> > Is there anything wrong with my installing
> procedure?
> > Cheers,
> > Dan
> >  
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Harring Figueiredo <harringf yahoo com> wrote:
> > >  Jun,
> > >
> > >  I am running RedHat8.0 and have had no
> problems. 
> > >  Just to let you know. Let me know if you need
> any
> > > help setting it up on RH8
> > >
> > >  Thanks.
> > > Harring
> > > --- Jun Ma <ma_jun1973 yahoo com> wrote:
> > > > It doesn't work. Someone told me to install
> RH9. I
> > > > will. Thank you.
> > > >
> > > >  --- Harring Figueiredo <harringf yahoo com>
> > > µÄÕýÎÄ£º>
> > > > >  How about exporting LD_LIBRARY_PATH ?
> > > > >
> > > > >  % export
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> > > > >   HAring.
> > > > > --- Jun Ma <ma_jun1973 yahoo com> wrote:
> > > > > > While installing gtk2.2.1 to my RedHat8
> > > computer,
> > > > > I
> > > > > > found the installation path is
> /usr/local/lib
> > > > > instead
> > > > > > of /usr/lib. So, after compiling gtk code
> with
> > > new
> > > > > > API's since gtk 2.2, the application can't
> run
> > > > > because
> > > > > > it can't find the lib file in /usr/lib.
> So,
> > > how to
> > > > > > solve the problem? I have tried to simply
> copy
> > > lib
> > > > > > file from /usr/local/lib to /usr/lib.
> then,
> > > the
> > > > > app
> > > > > > can run. but, many other applications
> can't
> > > run
> > > > > e.g.
> > > > > > gedit etc, and cause some vital errors.
> So,
> > > what
> > > > > > should I do?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for your help!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > Ma Jun
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