Re: New gtkmm24.2.6.9-2.fc4.i386

["Jonathon Jongsma" <jonathon jongsma gmail com>]

On 6/28/06, Alberto Chiodi <alberto chiodi gmail com> wrote:
>  Hi
>
>  Excuse me but I have a little problem with yum update and dependencies of
> your library.
>  (I don't know if the problem is related only with "extra" rpm
> repositories.... )
>
>  I think that it isn't really a bug so, because I'm only an end-user of
> linux and not a programmer or developer of linux, I prefer contact you and
> not subscribe a new bug.
>  It' s only a "post it" that I write for you because I cannot see anything
> on the net by "linuxian" community about this my (?) new problem.
>
>  This is the question:
>  Yesterday night (Italy time) I updated my system FC4 and yum processed new
> files (with the new kernel 2.6.17...).
>  Yum stopped the update with the message of missing dependency: library
> libatkmm-1.6.so.1 is need by Gparted program.
>  I thought that there was a problem (?) in the new files, so I tried to
> uninstall Gparted (actually I haven't necessity to use it).
>  After these, I began a new update and yum worked well. (and..... on my
> sistem (I use gnome), actually all seem work well).
>  But when, at the end I tried to reinstall Gparted, yum refused to do it
> with a message about the necessity of the library libatkmm-1.6.so.1
>  Now, today mornig I searched answers on the net  and I saw that this
> library (libatkmm-1.6.so.1) is part of gtkmm24 package.
>  I tried to install devel package of gtkmm24 with the hope that this library
> was in it, but it isn't so.
>  ........
>  So, I don't know if this library is too old for the evolution of the Linux
> sistem or other.....
>  ....but I think that there is a misunderstanding from this new packages
> "gtkmm24.2.6.9-2.fc4.i386" that now doesn't contain libatkmm-1.6.so.1
> (unlike older release) or from Gparted program that yet needs this library.
>
>  Actually I' haven't no problem on my sistem (except that I won't can use
> Gparted in the future....)...so I haven't any necessity of "urgent"
> assistance........I'm only waiting for new updates.......
>  .....I only hope I make myself useful for Linux development.
>  Excuse me for my scholastic english.
>
>  Best regards
>
>  Alberto Chiodi

Hi Alberto.

This sounds like a problem with your distribution (Fedora) packaging
and not necessarily a gtkmm problem.  You might try asking your
question on a fedora users mailing list or a fedora forum.

--
jonner