Re: Build problem Gtk2-1.037

[muppet <scott asofyet org>]

On Monday, March 1, 2004, at 12:34 PM, Jim Donoghue wrote:

> > sane upgrade is to update package, not to gratuitously overwriting it 
> > with manuall tarball rebuild.
>
> I would have done it the 'right' way if I had found newer packages 
> that had what I need. I made the mistake and assumed that Gtk2-perl 
> was Gtk2-perl, and a newer version would be backward-compatible, 
> unless it was a major upgrade (such as Gtk1 -> Gtk2).

In truth, we bend over backwards to be backward-compatible with stable 
versions, and in fact that's the point of having an API freeze.  The 
particular version with which we're not compatible in your situation 
has been patched to include features and behavior we don't have, so of 
course they're missing from the upgrade.

So, the solution for you is to revert to the mandrake-supplied RPM for 
the system-wide install, and follow the instructions in the READMEs for 
installing the newer versions to a sandbox.  When the vendor-supplied 
package is available (post 1.040, i expect) then you won't need the 
sandbox anymore.

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