Re: Problems with installation of Gtk2 on SUSE 9.1

[muppet <scott asofyet org>]

On Sep 28, 2005, at 8:39 PM, Pih Lung Pang wrote:

> I then wanted to install the Gtk2-Perl package from sourgeforge.net
> and I found binary files for fedora(fc4.rpm) and redhat(rh8/9.rpm),  
> but
> not for suse. Their was a source src.rpm, is that for all  
> distributions?

The source rpm is made directly with our own spec files.  We know  
that it works for RH8 through FC4.  You can try it on SUSE if you  
like; let us know what you find.


> Well, I compiled from source Glib-1.100(perl),
> perl-ExtUtils-Depends-0.205,perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.07 and
> Gtk2-1.100 without serious problems.(Gtk2: make test -> -6/3105  
> subtest
> failed, 100.19% okay ;) I'm ready!!

interesting... were those the "unexpectedly succeeded" tests?


> I tried a Hello World Perl-GTK2 script and it worked just perfect.
> What benefits are there in upgrading to the latest versions of
> Gtk+-2.8.4?

Each new minor release in the 2.x series adds new widgets and  
functions.  Whether you need the new widgets depends on what you're  
doing; you can write fully functional programs with gtk+ 2.0.x.   
Daniel's rundown is pretty accurate.



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