--- Behdad Esfahbod <besfahbo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 2006-07-11 at 00:06 -0400, Sergei Steshenko wrote: > > > > --- Behdad Esfahbod <besfahbo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > * Installing this version will overwrite your existing > > > copy of Pango-1.12. > > > > Shameless plug - my tool (http://appsfromscratch.berlios.de/)for local building and > > installaion easily allows coexistence of different versions of the same > > library/application - install (and build) directories are versioned by default. > > This overwriting is quite on purpose, such that external modules written > for Pango don't have to be reinstalled when a new version of Pango is > installed. Your tool is defeating that feature. > > > > Regards, > > Sergei. > > > > Applications From Scratch: http://appsfromscratch.berlios.de/ > > -- > behdad > http://behdad.org/ > Well, suppose there is an application, or its feature which is rarely/never used by an end user. Suddenly the user decides to try the feature/application and it doesn't work. The user recollects that, in this case, new pango has been installed. So, is the problem with the feature/application because of pango or because of sometning else ? My point is that if there is an A application depending on library L, and library L has a newer version, it's more reasonable to have two installs: A_newer + L_newer A_older + L_older - A_newer and A_older may (and probably should) be the same. If two installs exist, it's much faster to check whether L_older -> L_newer transition caused the problem. For examples, ALSA list is full of "I upgraded to kernel v A.B.C and ALSA v D.E.F and sound stopped working". And the advice is "Roll back both kernel and ALSA and find the exact combination which caused the problem". Well, everybody decides for (him/her)self what the gole is... Regards, Sergei. Applications From Scratch: http://appsfromscratch.berlios.de/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
