Re: Gtk+ 3

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hello!

Andreas Enge <address@hidden> skribis:

> packaging of gtk+-3.10.0 is making progress. It compiles, and I think
> only a few tests reading in /etc need to be disabled.

Cool!  What kind of files are these?  For /etc/{services,protocols,rpc},
you could use net-base.

> After that, to be in line with our general policy of trying to use the
> latest versions of software, I think we should rename the variable gtk+
> to gtk+-2, and call gtk+ the version 3.10.0. Then all packages requiring
> gtk+ will be recompiled using 3.10.0; if this fails, we will need to adapt
> the package inputs.
>
> What do you think?

Sounds like a plan.  What about making the switch in a branch, and
adding a jobset on Hydra for that branch?  That way, if there’s too much
breakage, that allows things to be fixed calmly.

Thanks,
Ludo’.