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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] gtk2/gtk3 use flags
From:       Gilles Dartiguelongue <eva () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2013-08-21 7:07:02
Message-ID: 1377068822.1079.11.camel () kanae
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Le mercredi 21 août 2013 à 12:15 +0800, Ben de Groot a écrit :
> On 21 August 2013 07:36, Gilles Dartiguelongue <eva@gentoo.org> wrote:
> > Le mardi 20 août 2013 à 17:31 +0400, Sergey Popov a écrit :
> >> 16.08.2013 21:15, hasufell пишет:
> >> > https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=420493
> >> >
> >> > gtk2 and gtk3 useflags are discouraged and should only be used in
> >> > special cases
> >> >
> >> > file a bug for those if there is not one already
> >>
> >> What's about maintainer wish to support both of toolkits? I have dropped
> >> GTK2 support in gtkdiskfree[1], but it seems that proxied maintainer
> >> will quit if i keep things that way :-/
> >
> > The upstream maintainer is free to support both toolkits if he wishes to
> > do so, but we strongly recommend to only select one slot for
> > applications in gentoo tree, the one which works best for the
> > application.
> >
> > --
> > Gilles Dartiguelongue <eva@gentoo.org>
> > Gentoo
> 
> When upstream supports both, and the maintainer wishes to do so as
> well, I would strongly recommend to support both, so that end-users
> can make their own choices. Some may wish to use the applications in a
> light-weight gtk2-only environment such as LXDE. As long as gtk+:2 is
> supported in the tree, I don't see why we should artificially restrict
> such choices for our users.

The reasons are enumerated on the wiki and are just a summary of the
older thread where this was discussed.

Of course, since there is no body to impose such rules, you are free to
go against gnome team self imposed policy and recommendation.

-- 
Gilles Dartiguelongue <eva@gentoo.org>
Gentoo


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