--- Matthias Saou <thias@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Harald Hoyer wrote : > > > cdrdao is version 1.1.9 in FC (3) development... > > The problem with gcdmaster is, that it needs gtkmm2 and > libgnomeuimm2, > > which are not part of the Core... > > Pros for adding the c++ gtk/gnome stuff to Core : > - More and more projects seem to use them > - There would be at last an "official" (from FC/RH perspective) > naming > - It seems to be an official part of GNOME, sources on ftp.gnome.org > > Cons for adding the c++ gtk/gnome stuff to Core : > - It's a mess with many parallel installable versions... > - We're already trying to get stuff _out_ of the Core, not _in_! > > I think that last point pretty much sums it up, especially since I > can > already imagine all the "now that the gtkmm/gnomemm libs are in Core, > why > not add foo which uses them?" ;-) > > Matthias Yes, all excellent points. Thanks. Some more clarifications on gtkmm: - indeed gtkmm is split into multiple libraries, much like the C gnome development libraries. I don't know if Murray Cumming is on this list but maybe he could elaborate further... Things are complicated by the existence of two APIs: 2.2 and 2.4. The dependencies are well documented though, so yum should take most of the pain away. On the naming side, the RPMs i submitted to fedora.us have all been named carefully based on Murray Cumming's preferences. - though i realize it's a tough sell to have it included in Core (even if 2.4 only), it can be argued that major language (i.e. C++) development bindings should receive special consideration since they play a really important role. It'd be nice if all the talented C++ developpers out there could be drawn into writing Gnome apps knowing the C++ bindings are widely distributed and available... - i think at the very least both gtkmm APIs should be part of Extras. I'd be already very happy if at least people could do a 'yum install cdrdao-gcdmaster' and it 'just worked' :-) Denis Leroy, cdrdao project http://cdrdao.sf.net/
