Re: [gentoo-dev] gtk2 use flag must die

[Mike Frysinger]

On Sunday 02 April 2006 15:02, Jakub Moc wrote:
> Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > On Sunday 02 April 2006 14:22, Olivier Crête wrote:
> >> On Sun, 2006-02-04 at 13:08 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> >>> On Sunday 02 April 2006 12:05, Jakub Moc wrote:
> >>>> This is a (not-so happy) reminder that the agony of gtk2 use flag will
> >>>> have been lasting for half a year soon. It *really* needs to die.
> >>>
> >>> too bad it doesnt address packages which still legitimately utilize
> >>> gtk/gtk2
> >>
> >> Is there a legitimate reason to use gtk1 if the gtk2 support is useable?
> >
> > nothing personal, but who are you to say whether it's legit ?
>
> Oh please... no flames :/

it isnt a flame, hence the "nothing personal"

expecting Olivier to know every single gtk1/gtk2 package inside and out is 
asinine

> if a package
> > provides the interfaces and users like to use them, where's the bug ?
> > ive seen peeps from time to time who bring the hate on gtk2 because of
> > its fattiness compared to gtk1 ... they like to build packages that still
> > can be against gtk1
>
> Except that you won't get any support whatsoever for gtk-1 upstream, and
> except that it's been agreed upon quite some time ago that gtk vs. gtk2
> use flags is a bad way to select between gtk-1/gtk-2/no gtk at all and
> confuses users, except that... oh well, been discussed so many times,
> not going to beat a dead horse.

and if there are no bugs filed ?  this sort of stance is like the "lets remove 
packages from portage because upstream is dead" ... it benefits no one

> Please, remove the gtk2 flag from ebuilds you maintain. Thanks.

no
-mike

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