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From: Keith Dart <keith@×××××××××.biz>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc: graham@×××××××××××.uk
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Safe to install libpng-1.2.44?
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:02:36
Message-Id: 20100702150130.560cac40@dartworks.biz
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Safe to install libpng-1.2.44? by Graham Murray
1 === On Fri, 07/02, Graham Murray wrote: ===
2 > After an emerge --sync on an ~x86 system, the upgrade to opera-10.60
3 > wants to install libpng-1.2.44 in a new slot. Considering all of the
4 > problems surrounding the upgrade to libpng-1.4.3, is it safe to let
5 > portage install libpng-1.2.44?
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7 ===
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9 Yes, but be prepared for some extra work and a lengthy upgrade (half
10 your system will be recompiled). However, I have not tried Opera, but
11 it should work.
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13 See flameeye's blog first. But ignore the part about
14 the libpng-1.4.x-update.sh script being a hack. I found that necessary
15 and it worked for me.
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