On 2007-01-10, Bruno Espinoza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> GTK (www.gtk.org) is a graphic interface library. It was used
> to create The GIMP and for writing GNOME. Obiously, this
> programs need a Windows System in order to run.
Obviously wrong. They need X _client_libraries_ to run. There
is
On 2007-01-10, Bo Ørsted Andresen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On Wednesday 10 January 2007 06:48, Bruno Espinoza wrote:
>> Obiously, this pr
On 2006-12-30, Enrico Weigelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> * <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> Just check your use flags end compile gtk+ with USE="-X"
>
> perhaps you misunderstood me:
> It pulls in the X-*SERVER*.
> Of course it requires the client libraries, but that's
On 2006-12-30, Bo Ørsted Andresen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Just check your use flags end compile gtk+ with USE=3D"-X"
>>
>> perhaps you misunderstood me:
>> It pulls in the X-*SERVER*.
>> Of course it requires the client libraries, but that's not
>> the point .
>
> No, there is no misunderst
* Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:23:07 +0100, Enrico Weigelt wrote:
>
> > By reading the virtualx.eclass file, I really wonder what this
> > is necessary for. Why is an X server needed to build gtk ?
>
> Clearly it is not needed, otherwise it wouldn't be option
GTK (www.gtk.org) is a graphic interface library. It was used to create The
GIMP and for writing GNOME. Obiously, this programs need a Windows System in
order to run. And thats why it need the X Window System (Xorg) in order to
compile succesfully. Have you ever see The GIMP in a terminal? I don't
On Saturday 06 January 2007 18:57, Enrico Weigelt wrote:
> But what exactly does it bring us ? (besides lots of confusion ?)
> Does it make any bit of sense pulling in an X server for building
> packages like GTK ?
>
> Would it do any harm removing this stuff from the ebuild ?
It's needed if you h
On Wednesday 10 January 2007 06:48, Bruno Espinoza wrote:
> Obiously, this programs need a Windows System in
> order to run.
Sure. On the client system. Which doesn't have to be on the same system as the
gtk app is installed on.
> And thats why it need the X Window System (Xorg) in order to
> c
On Wednesday 10 January 2007 15:39, Grant Edwards wrote:
> > Nope. It only needs it for the tests after successfull compilation.
>
> Which seems rather bogus to me.
I'd agree that it would be better to have it depend on "test" use flag. But
bogus?
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On Saturday 30 December 2006 17:35, Grant Edwards wrote:
> > No, there is no misunderstanding here. Just disable the X flag
> > for gtk+ and it won't pull in xorg-server.
>
> I thought the -X flag meant not to build features that depend
> on X11 client support? What's that got to do with whether a
* Bo Ørsted Andresen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The X use flag is quite overloaded. It's exact meaning varies
> with different types of packages. In the gtk+ case it just
> pulls the xorg-server.
Where exactly is this defined ? The X useflag doesnt seem
to appear in the gtk ebuild.
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On Sunday 31 December 2006 03:44, Enrico Weigelt wrote:
> > The X use flag is quite overloaded. It's exact meaning varies
> > with different types of packages. In the gtk+ case it just
> > pulls the xorg-server.
>
> Where exactly is this defined ? The X useflag doesnt seem
> to appear in the gtk eb
* Bo Ørsted Andresen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In the virtualx eclass which the gtk+ ebuild inherits [1].
>
> # grep virtualx `portageq portdir`/x11-libs/gtk+/gtk+-2.10.6.ebuild
> inherit gnome.org flag-o-matic eutils debug autotools virtualx
>
> # grep 'X?' `portageq portdir`/eclass/virtualx
On 12/31/06, Enrico Weigelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
By reading the virtualx.eclass file, I really wonder what this
is necessary for. Why is an X server needed to build gtk ?
You tell us:
echo "x11-base/xorg-server" >> /etc/portage/package.provided
emerge --oneshot x11-libs/gtk+
Then see wh
On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:23:07 +0100, Enrico Weigelt wrote:
> By reading the virtualx.eclass file, I really wonder what this
> is necessary for. Why is an X server needed to build gtk ?
Clearly it is not needed, otherwise it wouldn't be optional.
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