Re: gtk-install list
- From: Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com>
- To: kernel medianox net
- Cc: gtk-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: gtk-install list
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 19:04:11 -0400
On Thu, 2003-10-23 at 08:23, kameron cole wrote:
> I do think such a list would be a good idea.
> 1) clearly this thread has generated many posts, which contradicts those
> who continue to insist that installing gtk from source is, instead,
> simple, or that failures result from lack of knowledge - whether theses
> last two be 'true' or not, there are clearly people who need help.
I'd much rather concentrate on ways that we can reduce the amount
people need help:
- By fixing problems that people run into that are fixable
automatically
- By improving the docs
- By making sure that people find the docs
- By providing links to prebuilt binaries and install scripts
Rather than providing forums for people to commiserate about how
hard it is.
> 2) the contention was raised that people who have trouble installing gtk
> have simply not found the instructions at
>
> http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/gtk-building.html
>
> that's a bit presumptuous, in my opinion. I would contend that the
> instructions are both vague and incomplete, which leads me to agree that
Many people having questions clearly *haven't* seen these docs.
(I.e., they say reply to thank you when it's pointed out)
If you think the instructions are vague and incomplete; I'd love
to have your suggestions about improvements. Generally bugzilla
is the best place to make suggestions about documentation
improvements.
> 3) these instructions need to be updated/improved - and, what better way to do this
> than collecting experience through the archives of a gtk-install list?
There is a huge amount of archive experience already from this list
about installing GTK+; I'm not sure what good it would do to have
more experience somewhere else.
Mail on *this* list is virtually all either:
- About installation
- Should be on gtk-app-devel-list.
It's only worth splitting a list when there is something left on either
side.
The other problem with a gtk-install-list, is that I don't think anybody
would read it who wasn't having problems installing GTK+. Lists work
best when they are give-and-take; you help someone with a problem,
someone else helps you with your problem.
Regards,
Owen
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