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As you might already know, there is an |
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app-editors/gtk-xemacs/gtk-xemacs-21.1.12_p3. I think this is the |
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original proof of concept xemacs with support for gtk and gnome. I |
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believe the main development for gtk-xemacs now happens in the xemacs |
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"gamma" branch (21.4.x) now. We already have a |
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app-editors/xemacs/xemacs-21.4.5.ebuild though and this is the source of |
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my dilemma. |
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The existing app-editors/xemacs/xemacs-21.4.5 will use motif (or athena |
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optionally) via USE. I would have liked to change |
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app-editors/xemacs/xemacs-21.4.x to configure --with-gtk --with-gnome, |
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but that is unreasonable given that people would still like to |
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--with-widgets=motif etc. Put another way, I can't really test USE for |
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gtk and gnome accordingly because poeple could have motif in there. |
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I had thought briefly about determining what to use to build |
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xemacs-21.4.x based on whether gtk and gnome appear before motif in USE, |
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but I haven't seen any evidence yet that USE should be used this way. |
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My conclusion is that gtk-xemacs-21.1.12_p3 should be superseded by a |
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xemacs-21.4.x --with-gnome --with-gtk (which i'm testing now on my own |
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machine for 21.4.6 and plan to submit to bugs.gentoo.org). I would call |
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the package, app-editors/gtk-xemacs/gtk-xemacs-21.4.6.ebuild and it |
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would be distinct from app-editors/xemacs/xemacs-21.4.x.ebuild (which |
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would remain motif/athena builds). Does this plan sound about right to |
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the more experienced contributors and maintainers? |
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Just checking... |
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Matt (irc burnside) |
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