On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:36:26 +0200
Thomas Martitz <[email protected]> wrote:

> Enrico Tröger schrieb:
> > On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:05:45 +0200, Frank wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> Hi, 
> >>
> >> On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 12:12:42 +0100
> >> Nick Treleaven <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >>     
> >>> Just wondering about some things for plugins in the geany-plugins
> >>> release. (This doesn't apply for any plugins in SVN that aren't
> >>> part of the release).
> >>>
> >>> Should there be a common minimum version for GTK/GLib? I think
> >>> this might be a good idea.
> >>>       
> >> I agree. Should be the same as Geany's in my opinion. 
> >>     
> >
> > Yes, please.
> >   
> 
> 
> I don't think the main Geany app should force plugin writers on any 
> GTK/GLib version.
> It should be possible for the author/maintainer to use newer versions
> if he thinks the new functions make it easier for him to maintain it,
> or if they make the plugin better or something.
> 
> But that all doesn't work since the plugins are combined to a single 
> package. They should built together, which basically implies a
> minimum GTK/GLib version. I think it doesn't necessarily have to be
> the minimum versions Geany uses.

I'm afraid this might will cause some more confusion on user's side as
he e.g. can compile Geany on its outdate Debian/Fedora/foo but cannot
build the plugins. 

Cheers, 
Frank
-- 
http://frank.uvena.de/en/

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