On Sun, 2005-02-13 at 00:16 -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx wrote: > On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 20:31:14 EST, charles livsey said: > > > I'm trying to install new versions of Glib and GTK over old on RH > > Enterprise Linux AS, > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > I'm getting these errors? Why does Redhat not use these versions? > > Because you're not using the version of RedHat software that focuses on > "latest and greatest", but the version that focuses on "stability". Nothing should stop him from installing unstable stuff in a separate development prefix - he just needs to understand how to do that by setting the various environment variables, such as PKG_CONFIG_PATH. Of course it's stupid to try to install stuff from source as root on top of the packaged software in /usr/.
Well I've already tried that and failed anyway, so where do I go now? How else can I install it?
> > The Fedora tree has 2.6.2 already. If you want latest-and-greatest, > you should be using that. If you're running their Enterprise Linux AS > product, then presumably, this is an "enterprise server" - in other words, > a box where *rock solid* stability is more important than "cutting edge". > Remember - we're talking here a box where just putting it into production > may be a 3-month or more process - installing, burn-in, software config, > testing, documenting, making sure everybody from the Help Desk staff to > the Op Center has updated documentation and procedures, back-out plans in > case it goes live and dies. If you have GTK-based software for an enterprise > system, and it's going live *now*, gtk 2.4.1 was probably current when you > started out - and there's nothing worse for your project timeline than > continually saying "Oh, let's re-do the code to use these new 2.6 features". > > No, if you want to deploy it anytime soon, you stick with the 2.4 features > and save the gtk2.6 stuff for the next release of the software. > > It's really not RedHat's fault if you're using the wrong version of their > software.... > _______________________________________________ > > gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
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