> From: Tara Milana [mailto:learfox@xxxxxxx] > Sometimes packages aren't always an option for everyone. If > you package something then you require whoever uses it to > get/update everything it depends on. Where as source is more > convient without having to do that. You only have to update the dependencies if you have to update the dependencies. If a new GTK+ version requires updated dependencies then you'll have the same problem when building from source, except it will be more difficult. Basically, you don't make something easier by doing it the difficult way - it's just more difficult. Somebody in this thread suggested that the install should automatically download the source of the dependencies and install them too. Of course that would wreck any binary installation. It's OK in a separate prefix, but garnome already does that for you, and the gentoo distro is all source all of the time for people who think that's fun. Murray Cumming www.murrayc.com murrayc@xxxxxxx _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
