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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: checking for GTK and glib in configure.in.in ?
From:       Michael Pyne <pynm0001 () comcast ! net>
Date:       2003-08-02 19:16:10
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On Saturday 02 August 2003 15:10, Henrique Pinto wrote:
> On Saturday 02 August 2003 15:40, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> > > No, it's not. GIMP doesn't require developmental packages of neither
> > > Glib or GTK+.
> > It is hard to build The GIMP from source without them.

> Most human beings don't have The GIMP installed in their computers.
> And, most of the few who have got it through binary packages, not compiled
> it from sources.

I do, simply because I often find things that I need a good graphics editor 
for.  Such as GUI elements like pixmaps. ;)

> If you use KDE, you are likely to use KDE programs, not GTK+ ones. Don't
> assume anyone has GTK+ development packages installed.

If I understand the original e-mail correctly, the GTK+ support wasn't a 
dependency.  It was something that would be selected only if GTK+ was already 
installed, but the program runs fine without it.

> GTK+ on KDE should only be allowed for optional things. Creating a
> dependency on it is stupidity.

The plugin IS optional. ;)

 - Michael Pyne
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